A review published in the BMJ this week suggests that rickets is becoming disturbingly common amongst British children. Rickets is caused by vitamin D deficiency, which is triggered by insufficient sunlight and poor diet. It has been suggested that long periods of time spent indoors are contributing to the problem.
The researchers from Newcastle University suggest [...]
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Rickets returns
Posted: Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
Meals-on-wheels lack vital nutrients
Posted: Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Research carried out by Trinity College Dublin has found that meals-on-wheels dinners are lacking in vital nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamn D and calcium. As a result, the report stated that over a third of reciepients were malnourished or at risk of nutrient deficiency.
The average meal contributed only 25% of the daily requirement of [...]