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C. Rickets
A severe deficiency of Vitamin D primarily results in Rickets in children. Rickets is a condition characterized by soft, weak bones, bone pain, and impaired growth, caused by the body's inability to properly absorb calcium and phosphate, which Vitamin D facilitates.
- Scurvy is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin C.
- Night blindness is typically associated with Vitamin A deficiency.
- While Osteoporosis involves bone density loss, it is primarily an adult condition, and severe Vitamin D deficiency in adults leads to osteomalacia, which is distinct from childhood rickets.
Understanding the specific health consequences of vitamin deficiencies is crucial for health and nutrition knowledge.
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