Causes & Risk Factors Of Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica

Vitamin D Deficiency

Vitamin D helps the intestines to absorb calcium from the blood, though this does not happen without the parathyroid hormone. There are two ways to get active vitamin D: absorbing it from the food or vitamins taken, or soaking in good sunlight, which causes the body to create it.

It is hard to absorb calcium if there is vitamin D deficiency. In turn, the parathyroid glands increase their hormone output to increase calcium levels. This means the glands will take calcium from the bones, leading back to why bones become weaker and begin to deform. The good news is this means the parathyroid glands are actually healthy.

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