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A Pediatrics editorial says the strongest evidence about effects of vitamin D deficiency in kids involves rickets, a bone disease common a century ago but that continues to occur.

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  1. noun A deficiency disease resulting from a lack of vitamin D or calcium and from insufficient exposure to sunlight, characterized by defective bone growth and occurring chiefly in children. Also called rachitis.

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  • The levels were set mainly for the prevention of childhood rickets, a bone disease. —  The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
  • People eating a strict vegan diet are also more likely to get osteoporosis, rickets, and even anemia. —  Iowa State Daily
  • In addition to increasing the risk of heart disease, Parkinson's disease, rickets, and many types of cancer, Vitamin D deficiency is also linked to many common wintertime complaints such as fatigue, depression and aches and pains. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • The student rush rickets will be available two hours prior to curtain at the Bushnell box office. —  Hartford Courant blogs
  • Deficiency can also cause osteomalacia - a weakening of the bones that may cause rheumatism or chronic backache - and children can develop rickets, a condition in which the bones do not develop properly. —  Home | Mail Online
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  1. Prop. *wrickets, from wrick, twist, + -et-s. The New Latin term rachitis is of Greek formation, but was suggested by the English word: see rachitis.
 

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