Deficiency of which vitamin causes osteomalacia?

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🧠 The Bone-Vitamin Connection
This is a straightforward biology-chemistry crossover question. When you think of "soft bones" in adults, think of Vitamin D.

🗺️ Vitamins and Bone Health
1. Vitamin D (Calciferol): It is essential for the absorption of Calcium and Phosphorus from the intestine into the blood. Without it, bones don't mineralize properly.
2. The Deficiency: 
   - In children, Vitamin D deficiency leads to Rickets (bowed legs).
   - In adults, the same deficiency leads to Osteomala

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