24 Sep 2021

Why are Kiwi kids still getting rickets?

From Nine To Noon, 9:30 am on 24 September 2021

Despite prescriptions for Vitamin D supplements being on the rise, around 20  children each year are being hospitalised for rickets, a condition which affects bone development. Endocrinologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of  Auckland, Dr Mark Bolland says the condition is easily preventable. His team has looked why there are still cases emerging.

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Photo: AFP