We have heard about the many benefits of supplementing with vitamins and nutrients, especially vitamin D. Because there seems to be a widespread deficiency of vitamin D, we are seeing many positive results of adding it as a supplement. However, the degree of the deficiency is being seen in the most extreme cases: rickets. Not something that has been a problem in many decades, now it is becoming a big concern for doctors and researchers around the globe --
Rickets, a disease formerly considered vanquished in most of the world, is now undergoing a resurgence, doctors are warning.
Rickets is a childhood disease caused by deficiency in vitamin D, which is essential for healthy bone growth and maintenance. In children, deficiency can produce stunted growth, ill-health and softened bones leading to bowed legs and other deformities. The disease was common in northern Europe during the Victorian era, but was largely vanquished when vitamin D supplementation began in the mid-twentieth century.
Now the disease has returned across England and other northern countries, particularly among people of African and Asian descent, whose darker skin protects them from the damaging effects of too much sunlight but also is less efficient at producing vitamin D. In addition, people from many such communities also traditionally wear more covering clothing, blocking even more sunlight.
"We thought that this was a disease that had been eradicated," said consultant pediatrician Sudhir Sethi, "but now I frequently see small children walking into my office with bowed legs and sometimes older children coming to me to complain of severe aches and pains. It's very frustrating because the disorder is entirely preventable."
According to figures from the Leicester Royal Infirmary, more than 200 children are treated for rickets every year at that hospital alone. But according to rickets expert James Greening, the true numbers are probably even higher.
Comments: There are too many health problems that appear to be traced back to a nutritional deficiency. Is this a reflection of our dietary problem that is getting worse? Or perhaps the way in which food supplies are grown, on nutrient-lacking soil? We can't truly know the answer unless we start studying large groups of people who are coaxed into eating plenty of a variety of fruits and vegetables each day for an extended period of time. The easiest action we can all take is avoiding unhealthy foods and adding plant-based foods back into our diet. Add Juice Plus+ for additional fruit and vegetable nutrients until you build the habit of eating plenty of those whole foods on a daily basis.
The Health & Wellness Institute, PC Official Juice Plus+ Independent Distributor
We have heard about the many benefits of supplementing with vitamins and nutrients, especially vitamin D. Because there seems to be a widespread deficiency of vitamin D, we are seeing many positive results of adding it as a supplement. However, the degree of the deficiency is being seen in the most extreme cases: rickets. Not something that has been a problem in many decades, now it is becoming a big concern for doctors and researchers around the globe --
Rickets, a disease formerly considered vanquished in most of the world, is now undergoing a resurgence, doctors are warning. Rickets is a childhood disease caused by deficiency in vitamin D, which is essential for healthy bone growth and maintenance. In children, deficiency can produce stunted growth, ill-health and softened bones leading to bowed legs and other deformities. The disease was common in northern Europe during the Victorian era, but was largely vanquished when vitamin D supplementation began in the mid-twentieth century. Now the disease has returned across England and other northern countries, particularly among people of African and Asian descent, whose darker skin protects them from the damaging effects of too much sunlight but also is less efficient at producing vitamin D. In addition, people from many such communities also traditionally wear more covering clothing, blocking even more sunlight. "We thought that this was a disease that had been eradicated," said consultant pediatrician Sudhir Sethi, "but now I frequently see small children walking into my office with bowed legs and sometimes older children coming to me to complain of severe aches and pains. It's very frustrating because the disorder is entirely preventable." According to figures from the Leicester Royal Infirmary, more than 200 children are treated for rickets every year at that hospital alone. But according to rickets expert James Greening, the true numbers are probably even higher.Comments: There are too many health problems that appear to be traced back to a nutritional deficiency. Is this a reflection of our dietary problem that is getting worse? Or perhaps the way in which food supplies are grown, on nutrient-lacking soil? We can't truly know the answer unless we start studying large groups of people who are coaxed into eating plenty of a variety of fruits and vegetables each day for an extended period of time. The easiest action we can all take is avoiding unhealthy foods and adding plant-based foods back into our diet. Add Juice Plus+ for additional fruit and vegetable nutrients until you build the habit of eating plenty of those whole foods on a daily basis.
The Health & Wellness Institute, PC
Official Juice Plus+ Independent Distributor