Back to Victorian values

[vetran]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...e-failure.html

Outrage from medics at the return of Rickets as cases of the ‘Victorian’ disease rocket by 25% in Scotland with critics calling it a ‘symptom of state failure’

• Cases of rickets in Scotland surged 25 per cent from 354 in 2018 to 442 in 2022
• Scotland saw almost as many cases of rickets as the whole of England in 2022

[Zigenare]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...e-failure.html

'One might say that rickets is as much a symptom of state failure as it is of vitamin D deficiency.' - Edinburgh GP Helga Rhein

[vetran]

'One might say that rickets is as much a symptom of state failure as it is of vitamin D deficiency.' - Edinburgh GP Helga Rhein

as its diet & lifestyle related it seems a bit more likely it is a family thing?

https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...ency%20rickets.

Asian countries and the Middle East are mainly confronted with vitamin D deficiency whereas many African and some Asian countries face calcium deficiency rickets. Immigrants and refugees or in general people with a darker skin living in moderate climate zone are also confronted with this disease.

[Zigenare]

as its diet & lifestyle related it seems a bit more likely it is a family thing?

https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...ency%20rickets.

It could also be a function of their latitude and their sedentary lifestyle - too much social media, not enough going out and playing Golf!

[vetran]

It could also be a function of their latitude and their sedentary lifestyle - too much social media, not enough going out and playing Golf!

Government mandated Golf games to prevent Rickets quick tell Rishi its a vote winner!

[Zigenare]

Government mandated Golf games to prevent Rickets quick tell Rishi its a vote winner!

The SNP may not be happy with that suggestion...

[ladymuck]

The SNP may not be happy with that suggestion...

The SNP are never happy with any suggestion if the suggestion came from someone other than them

[SueEllen]

Scottish people, particularly Glaswegians,alcohol and golf clubs would be a poor mix.

[vetran]

Scottish people, particularly Glaswegians,alcohol and golf clubs would be a poor mix.

Racist!