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Parents should consider vitamin D supplements for their children as the number suffering from deficiency and risking rickets has almost tripled in four years, experts say.
Official figures show that 4,638 children admitted to NHS hospitals in 2013/14 were found to be suffering a Vitamin D deficiency, compared with 1,398 cases in 2009/10.
Shortages of the vitamin can cause rickets in children and increase the risk of osteoporosis and cancers in adults.
Children’s doctors said the statistics were “very worrying” and said parents should consider giving daily supplements.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journali...-children-suffering-Vitamin-D-deficiency.html
Official figures show that 4,638 children admitted to NHS hospitals in 2013/14 were found to be suffering a Vitamin D deficiency, compared with 1,398 cases in 2009/10.
Shortages of the vitamin can cause rickets in children and increase the risk of osteoporosis and cancers in adults.
Children’s doctors said the statistics were “very worrying” and said parents should consider giving daily supplements.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journali...-children-suffering-Vitamin-D-deficiency.html