Malnutrition is on the rise in the UK and our children's life chances are at risk, says Barnardo's chief executive.

Rickets softens the bones and can cause deformities such as bow legs or chest and pelvis abnormalities, which may require corrective surgery. The condition was widespread in Victorian times when ...

Rickets isn’t the only Victorian condition to have seen a rise in cases either, as scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency once commonly associated with sailors, have also seen a huge rise in numbers ...