NUTRITION
NUTRITION VITAMINS
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Question
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Vitamin C deficiency in children causes rickets, a disease in which the bones are weak and deformed.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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: -Rickets is a bone disease that affects infants and young children. The child’s growing bones fail to develop properly due to a lack of vitamin D. This can result in soft and weakened bones, fractures, bone and muscle pain, and bony deformities.
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