Deficiency of which of the following nutrients causes the disease called rickets?
Vitamin D
Vitamin D (calciferol) helps the intestine absorb calcium and phosphorus needed for bone formation.
Its deficiency in children causes rickets, with soft, weak and bent bones such as bow legs; in adults it causes osteomalacia.
Iron deficiency causes anaemia, vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness, and vitamin B1 deficiency causes beriberi.
Hence, Vitamin D.
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