Ben Wheeler, professor at the University of Otago's Department of Women and Children's Health, said last time there was a ...

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Over the past decade, rickets has re-emerged as a noticeable ... recommends tripling the daily intake for most children and adults to 600 IU per day, up from 200 IU/day (Institute of Medicine ...

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The painful bone disorder rickets appears to be making a resurgence among infants and children in New Zealand, and there are worries cases are going unreported. Professor Ben Wheeler says rickets ...