Rickets Is a Childhood Disease That Causes Skeletal Deformities - ... [Derived Headline]
The Herald › February 19, 2011
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Rickets is a childhood disease that causes skeletal deformities - such as bow legs and curvature of the spine - as well as fractures and dental issues. It is caused by lack of sunlight and a poor diet and is commonly associated with the squalor of the Victorian era.
The disease disappeared in the UK after the Second World War, following the fortification of foods such as margarine and cereals with vitamin D.See the full content of this document
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Rickets Is a Childhood Disease That Causes Skeletal Deformities - ... [Derived Headline]
But it is on the rise again in Scotland, with a four-fold increase in cases in one Glasgow hospital in the last seven years.
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