Deficiency of vitamin D in children leads to:

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Rickets is characterized by defective mineralization of bones, leading to bowed legs, soft skull, and skeletal deformities due to vitamin D deficiency in children. In adults, deficiency causes osteomalacia. Scurvy is vitamin C deficiency, pellagra is niacin deficiency, beri-beri is thiamine deficiency. Vitamin D (calciferol) promotes calcium and phosphorus absorption from the gut. Sunlight exposure helps synthesize vitamin D in skin.

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