Question

Osteomalacia is due to deficiency of _______.

• A. Vitamin D
• B. Vitamin K
• C. Vitamin E
• D. Vitamin C

Answer 1

The correct option is A Vitamin D

• Osteomalacia refers to a marked softening of bones, most often caused by severe vitamin D deficiency. The softened bones of children and young adults with osteomalacia can lead to bowing during growth, especially in weight-bearing bones of the legs. Osteomalacia in older adults can lead to fractures.
• Vitamin K deficiency causes blood clotting and hemorrhage.
• Vitamin E deficiency causes sterility, muscular dystrophy, and macrocytic anaemia.
• Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.

So the correct answer is option A.