Wilton P
CMAJ. 1995 May 1;152(9):1516-7.
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.
尽管佝偻病作为一个医学问题几乎已不复存在，但在世纪之交的英国，这种疾病曾引起严重关注，当时它已达到流行程度。佝偻病与维生素D缺乏之间的联系直到第一次世界大战后不久才被发现，当时人们确定定期晒太阳可以消除这个问题；另一个解决办法是在牛奶中添加维生素D补充剂。然而，这个问题并没有完全消失。在过去五年里，多伦多病童医院已诊断出17例佝偻病病例。
