Rickets

Rickets is a disease that mostly affects kids as they grow up. It happens when they don't get enough vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. These nutrients are necessary for bones to grow strong and healthy. Without them, bones don't mineralise effectively, which makes them fragile. Bowed legs, thicker wrists and ankles, slowed growth, and, in extreme cases, skeletal malformations are the most obvious indications of rickets. Kids might also have problems with their teeth, bones, and muscles.

Vitamin D is very important for the body to be able to take in calcium and phosphate from meals. Children are more likely to get rickets if they don't get enough sunlight or eat enough food. It happens more often in places where there isn't much sun or in groups of people who don't eat many different foods.

The goal of prevention and treatment is to make sure that people get enough vitamin D and calcium from food, supplements, and safe sun exposure. Fortified milk, salmon, and eggs are some foods that are good for you. In more serious cases, medical help may be needed to fix abnormalities and make bones stronger again.
Rickets is mostly preventable; therefore, it's important to teach people about nutrition and getting enough sunshine. Finding problems early and treating them can help kids grow up healthily and avoid long-term problems.