Question

Prolonged Vitamin D deficiency leads to stunted growth and bone deformities. Why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Vitamin D is a secosteriod hormone essential for calcium absorption and bone mineralization which is positively associated with bone mineral density [BMD]. It is well-established that prolonged and severe vitamin D deficiency leads to rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.

A vitamin D deficiency makes it difficult for your body to maintain sufficient levels of calcium and phosphate. When this occurs, your body produces hormones that cause calcium and phosphate to be released from your bones. When your bones lack these minerals, they become weak and soft.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

a vitamin d deficiency makes it difficult for your body to maintain sufficient levels of calcium and phosphate

when this occurs your body produces hormones that cause calcium and phosphate to be released from your bones

when your bones lack these minerals ,hence they become weak and soft