Vitamin D supplements. Patient taking a vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) supplement. Vitamin D is found in foods such as oily fish,milk,liver and egg yolk. It is necessary for the absorption of calcium and phosphorous in the gut. Deficiencies in vitamin D lead to rickets (improper bone formation) in children,and osteomalacia (bone softening) and osteoporosis (brittle bone disease) in adults | |
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