Nevertheless, it is the lack of Vitamin D in children's body, which is the most common cause of rickets in children. Rickets is defined as the softening of the bone causing the legs to slowly or spontaneously bow and break under pressure of your infant's body weight.
Vitamin D is responsible for the deposit of calcium into children's bone.
Without this vitamin, bones aren't stable. Usually children 6 months and older develop this condition. Those with dark skin are more at risk because of the decreased sensitivity to the sun. Sunlight is essential for our bodies to synthesize vitamin D. Others, at risk includes infants that do not have exposure to sunlight frequently or children who regularly where high levels of sunscreen. Breastfed infants are also at risk because of the decreased amount of Vitamin D in breast milk.