Rickets/Osteomalacia
Calcium
Calcium supplements may be helpful in preventing and treating rickets.Dose:
Consult a qualified healthcare practitionerCalciumVitamin D and calcium supplements should be used to treat rickets only if a medical professional has diagnosed rickets and has also determined the cause is a nutritional deficiency. Amounts needed to treat rickets should be determined by a doctor and will depend on the age, weight, and condition of the child. For prevention of rickets, 400 IU of vitamin D per day is considered reasonable. Doctors often suggest 1,600 IU per day for treating rickets caused by a lack of dietary vitamin D.
The National Institutes of Health has stated that the following amounts of total calcium intake per day are useful to prevent rickets:
• 400 mg until six months of age
• 600 mg from six to twelve months
• 800 mg from one year through age five
• 800–1,200 mg from age six until age ten
Vitamin D
Vitamin D supplements may be helpful in preventing and treating rickets.Dose:
Consult a qualified healthcare practitionerVitamin DVitamin D and calcium supplements should be used to treat rickets only if a medical professional has diagnosed rickets and has also determined the cause is a nutritional deficiency. Amounts needed to treat rickets should be determined by a doctor and will depend on the age, weight, and condition of the child. For prevention of rickets, 400 IU of vitamin D per day is considered reasonable. Doctors often suggest 1,600 IU per day for treating rickets caused by a lack of dietary vitamin D.
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