Question

Given what you know about the characteristics of a deficiency disease, which of the following would be considered a deficiency disease resulting from inadequate levels of vitamin D? Check all that apply.

Cardiovascular disease

Cystic fibrosis

Breast cancer

Rickets

Osteomalacia

Answer 1

Rickets belongs to a skeletal disorders which leads to delay or abnormal bone development, the main cause of Rickets is deficiency of vitamin D, symptoms may include bone deformity such as bowed or clubbed legs, celiac diseases etc.

Osteomalacia is a condition where the bones becomes soft, person with this condition is prone to bone fractures, one of the main cause of this disease is vitamin D deficiency.

These two are the diseases due to vitamin D deficiency.