Question
Does a child with rickets need calcium supplementation?
Answer
In everyday life, it is important to often take children outdoors to bask in the sun, avoiding sunbathing through glass as this is ineffective. UV radiation from the sun can promote the skin’s production of vitamin D, which aids in calcium absorption, thereby stabilizing the symptoms of rickets. If a child has rickets, they can take vitamin D and calcium under a doctor’s guidance to help alleviate vitamin D deficiency caused by rickets and stabilize symptoms.