Health Tip: Factors That Increase Risk of Rickets

(HealthDay News) -- Rickets, a Victorian-era disease marked by weak, deformed bones and caused by a deficiency in calcium, phosphorus or vitamin D, has made a comeback in recent years.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons cites these risk factors for rickets in children:

• Insufficient calcium in the diet.
• Insufficient exposure to sunlight.
• Dark skin.
• A poor diet.
• Lactose intolerance.