The nurse instructing a group of middle-age women on the importance of vitamin D intake informs the group that a lack of vitamin D results in:
A) Hypercalcemia
B) Bone mineralization deficit
C) Absorption of calcium into the gastrointestinal tract
D) Decrease in parathyroid hormone
Ans: B
Feedback: Vitamin D deficiency results in bone demineralization.
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