Vitamin D Insufficiency May Be Present In Pediatric Patients With Low Bone Density
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - 19:35
in Health & Medicine
Vitamin D insufficiency is common in adults and is emerging in the world of pediatrics. A mild degree of vitamin D deficiency, also known as vitamin D insufficiency, causes rickets in children and can be treated with increased amount of nutritional vitamin D intake as well as increased sun exposure.