Rickets develops in growing children who are not exposed to sunlight and, therefore, have a deficiency of __________.

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Gonras Karols · Answer 1 · 2018-05-05T13:15:52+0000

Vitamin D. Vitamin D is made from 7-dehydrocholesterol and needs UV light in order to be activated. Because the children are not exposed to sunlight, they are receiving insufficient UV light.

Rickets develops in growing children who are not exposed to sunlight and, therefore, have a deficiency of __________.

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