Question

I studied in BYJU'S that rickets is in children. Osteomalacia is in adults. But my teacher said that rickets is in children but osteoporosis is in adults. Which one was right

Answer 1

These two problems are related in their association to vitamin D and are broken down by age. In adults, the condition is called osteomalacia; and in children, it's known as rickets. Each one is a condition where prolonged and excessive vitamin D deficiency causes bones to soften, weaken, and easily fracture.