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Rickets is very common in nations with bad nutrition, particularly in areas where Vitamin D is unavailable. Vitamin D helps the body absorb and use calcium, leading to proper bone formation. Since fish is the only item that has much Vitamin D naturally, rich countries add it to items such as dairy products and cereals (fortified). Poor countries away from bodies of water, such as Saharan Africa, lack both fish and fortified products, and are most likely to exhibit rickets in the populations.

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