Evidence in the bones reveals rickets in Roman times

Research finds vitamin D deficiency was a widespread phenomenon 2,000 years agoRickets is mostly seen as a 19th-century disease, but research has revealed that the Romans also had a big problem with getting enough vitamin D.Researchers from Historic England and McMaster University in Canada examined 2,787 skeletons from 18 cemeteries across the Roman empire and discovered that rickets was a widespread phenomenon 2,000 years ago. Continue reading…
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