Rickets, where children develop painful and deformed bow-legs and do not grow properly, is a condition linked with Victorian era poverty.From The Telegraph:
The growth of the computer generation and changing lifestyles among children are leading to a Vitamin D deficiency and a rise in cases of rickets, medical experts have warned.
They said youngsters were spending more time indoors on their computers rather than previous generations who spent time playing outside with their friends.
The two medical experts have called for Vitamin D to be added to milk and other food products.
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