BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency. Rare inherited problems also can cause rickets. Vitamin D helps your child’s body absorb calcium and phosphorus from food.

Detailed explanation-2: -Signs & Symptoms Untreated vitamin D deficiency rickets results in the ends of the long bones becoming enlarged and the legs becoming bowed or knock-kneed.

Detailed explanation-3: -What causes rickets? A lack of vitamin D or calcium is the most common cause of rickets. Vitamin D largely comes from exposing the skin to sunlight, but it’s also found in some foods, such as oily fish and eggs. Vitamin D is essential for the formation of strong and healthy bones in children.

Detailed explanation-4: -Osteomalacia is softening of the bones. It most often occurs because of a problem with vitamin D, which helps your body absorb calcium. Your body needs calcium to maintain the strength and hardness of your bones. In children, the condition is called rickets.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rickets only occurs when children are growing – if a child has softer bones from low vitamin D, the bones can bend and cause ‘bow legs’ or ‘knock knees’, as well as other changes. See our fact sheet Rickets. Low vitamin D can cause low calcium, which can lead to muscle cramps in children.