Vitamin D is essential for the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, which are crucial for bone health. Deficiency of Vitamin D leads to impaired bone mineralization. In children, this condition is called rickets, characterized by soft, weak, and deformed bones. In adults, the equivalent condition is osteomalacia.
Deficiency of Vitamin-D results in
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2018 · Topic: Deficiency, Non-Contagious and Other Diseases (Vitamin Deficiency Diseases)
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