Vitamin D has many functions throughout the body. While severe deficiency directly leads to poor bone mineralization, resulting in rickets and osteomalacia, current research suggests that a deficit in vitamin D may be involved in the etiology of many disorders, including cardiovascular disease, respiratory infection, diabetes, infectious disease, and some cancers. Given what you know about the characteristics of a deficiency disease, which of the following would be considered a deficiency disease resulting from inadequate levels of vitamin D? A. Osteomalacia
B. Rickets
C. Cardiovascular disease
D. Fatty liver
E. Type 2 diabetes