Doctors May Need To Rethink Calcium and Vitamin D Recommendations After Major Review
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Doctors May Need To Rethink Calcium and Vitamin D Recommendations After Major Review
New evidence suggests calcium and vitamin D supplements may do far less to prevent fractures and falls than widely believed. Calcium and vitamin D supplements, whether taken separately or together, provide little to no meaningful benefit in preventing fractures or falls in most older adults, according to a major review published in The BMJ. Nearly [...]
A comprehensive review of data from nearly 154,000 adults revealed that calcium and vitamin D supplements, alone or in combination, offer little or no significant reduction in the risk of fractures or falls among most older adults. The study was published in the journal The BMJ. The study analyzes data from 154,000 adults. Canadian researchers analyzed information from 69 randomized clinical trials involving 153,902 adults to investigate the eff…
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