Which dietary deficiency of a vitamin can cause Rickets.
Correct Answer: Vitamin D
Description: Vitamin D (as 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) is involved in calcium metabolism.A dietary deficiency of vitamin D causes rickets. Scurvy is caused by lack of vitamin C. Pellagra is caused by a dietary deficiency of niacin, and beriberi is caused by a lack of thiamine (vitamin B.,).
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