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Mention the food constituents which may be lacking in one's diet, in the case of the following.
A child having rickets.
Mention the food constituents which may be lacking in one's diet, in the case of the following.
A child having rickets.
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Rickets :
- Rickets is a disease that is caused due to deficiency of vitamin D.
- The main source of vitamin D in food is milk, cheese, and butter and direct exposure to sunlight help in the synthesis of vitamin D inside our body.
- So, the food constituents which may be lacking in one's diet when he is suffering from rickets are milk, cheese, egg, fish, cod liver oil and butter.
- Symptoms of rickets include bow leg, pigeon chest and softening of bones.
Rickets :
- Rickets is a disease that is caused due to deficiency of vitamin D.
- The main source of vitamin D in food is milk, cheese, and butter and direct exposure to sunlight help in the synthesis of vitamin D inside our body.
- So, the food constituents which may be lacking in one's diet when he is suffering from rickets are milk, cheese, egg, fish, cod liver oil and butter.
- Symptoms of rickets include bow leg, pigeon chest and softening of bones.
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