# Describe the effects on the body of a diet that lacks both vitamin C and vitamin D.

> Cambridge International IGCSE Biology (0610) — 7.1 Diet · Describe · 4 marks

## Mark scheme (4 marks)

1. Lack of vitamin C causes scurvy
2. One named symptom of scurvy
3. Lack of vitamin D causes rickets
4. One named symptom of rickets or mechanistic link to bone health

## Key terms

- [vitamin C](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/vitamin-c)
- [vitamin D](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/vitamin-d)

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