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Best protection against rickets

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The following steps can be taken to prevent rickets;

• Maintaining a healthy diet with good source of vitamin D

• Taking vitamin D supplement

• Basking on the sun

Step-by-step explanation

Rickets is a condition characterized by softening and weakening of bones in kids due to lack of vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential in the body because it helps in absorption of calcium and phosphorus. When a kid lacks vitamin D, he or she faces challenges of maintaining enough levels of calcium and phosphorus in the bones resulting to rickets.


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