Rickets on the rise for aboriginal children in the North - North - CBC News
27.3.15
Rickets on the rise for aboriginal children in the North - North - CBC News: The study found incidences of rickets that were six to 12 times higher than the rest of Canada, a trend that Ward says hasn't changed.
"We are all very concerned that we are seeing rickets in 2015," says Ward. "This is a global health problem we shouldn't be seeing anymore."
She says public health's efforts to stop the resurgence is an "abysmal failure."
Rickets is caused by a lack of vitamin D. It is categorized as a "rare disease" in developed countries, meaning that it affects less than one in 200,000 people on average. It can lead to bone, muscle and teeth development issues and an increased possibility of fractures.
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