What Is Osteomalacia?
It is well known that calcium is important for our skeleton, and that children in particular should have plenty of it in their diet. The mineral is essential for helping our bones to grow strong, but other elements are also required. One of these elements is vitamin D.
Vitamin D also helps to give our bones their strength and rigidity and if there is not enough of it in the body, the patient’s bones will become softer than usual. This is a condition known as osteomalacia and it can cause some very unwelcome symptoms. Thankfully, however, the condition is fairly easy to treat in most cases.
