title: Cod-liver oil, vitamin D and the fight against rickets.
abstract: Although rickets has all but disappeared as a medical problem, the disease caused serious concern in turn-of-the-century England, where it reached epidemic proportions. The connection between rickets and a lack of vitamin D wasn't made until shortly after World War I, when it was determined that regular exposure to sunlight would eliminate the problem; another solution was to provide vitamin D supplements in milk. The problem hasn't disappeared entirely, however. Seventeen cases of rickets have been diagnosed at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children in the past 5 years.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilton
mesh_terms: D003060:Cod Liver Oil / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012279:Rickets / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D; D003060:Cod Liver Oil