What are the symptoms of deficiency or vitamin D?

Question

My Mom wants to know.

Answer 1

Rickets in children (impaired growth of long bones).

Osteomalacia in adults causes weakness & fragility in the bones.

Osteoporosis is a lessening of bone density...leading to fractures...can be detected by a Bone Density Scan DEXA Scan.

Vit. D deficiency has also now been implicated in certain cancers, Type l Diabetes; periodontal disease; tuberculosis; chronic pain; multiple sclerosis; depression; seasonal affective disorder; schizophrenia; peripheral artery disease; restless leg syndrome.

For symptoms of these diseases:

Google:  mayo clinic>>diseases>>(name of disease)