Now that breastfeeding has returned to favor, rickets and vitamin D deficiency have re-emerged in the infant population. This change was first documented in the 1980s and has continued to increase in ...

Increasing vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy can drastically reduce the risk of an infant developing rickets, a childhood condition marked by weakened, softened bones. Results of a recent ...

Rickets is a bone problem that affects children. It happens when your child’s bones do not form correctly. Rickets can make your child’s bones hurt, and the bones can bend and break easily. Children ...