- People with vitamin D deficiency risks are the elderly, those who do not get enough sunlight, the obese, those with a family history of deficiency and those who are hospitalized or homebound.
- People who are at risk for calcium deficiency are the elderly, women with repeated pregnancies, those who have had adolescent pregnancies and women who breastfeed.
- Osteoporosis is a vitamin D and calcium deficiency in adults. Bones become fragile and brittle. Fractures can occur anywhere, but in osteoporosis fractures occur mainly in the hip, spine and wrists, resulting in tremendous pain.
- Osteomalacia is softening of the bones due to a lack of vitamin D. Osteomalacia is the adult form of rickets in children.
- Rickets is a vitamin D deficiency in children causing bones to break and fracture easily. Rickets can result in skeletal deformities because of rapid growth, and vitamin D plays an important part in the growing stages.
Vitamin D Risks
Calcium Risks
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Rickets
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