But in the largest trial of its kind to date, Australian researchers looked at more than 20,000 people 60 and older and found that compared to those on a placebo pill, the subjects who took a high-dose vitamin D supplement once a month for up to five years were less likely to ...
For postmenopausal women, calcium and vitamin D (CaD) supplements may reduce cancer mortality and increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality after more than 20 years of follow-up, according to astudypublished online March 12 in theAnnals of Internal Medicine. Cynthia A. Thomson, Ph.D., R....
"Over the one year of this study, higher doses of vitamin D neither improved measures ofbone strengthnor reduced falls among older people. "The current guidance is still that people at risk of low vitamin D should consider taking a daily vitamin Dsupplement, as should everyone during the win...
“These findings suggest that vitamin D may reduce the risk of developing advanced cancers,” said corresponding author Paulette Chandler, MD, MPH, a primary care physician and epidemiologist in the Brigham’s Division of Preventive Medicine. “Vitamin D is a supplement that’s readily available, ...
A new study finds that vitamin D3supplements (2000 IU/day) do not reduce total, non-vertebral, or hip fractures, nor was any effect seen on major osteoporotic fractures, wrist fractures, or pelvic fractures. The VITAL trial found no evidence that vitamin D supplements reduce fractures in gene...
The data support 400 IU/d as an AI, and agree with the current recom- mendation of 400 IU/day as a supplement for breastfed infants. METHODS Study Design This was a prospective randomized trial conducted in double-blind fashion in breastfed infants. Its objective was to evaluate the ...
The study nurse then provided the vitamin D supplement in a labeled bottle from the pharmacy which contained 12 pills (for three months). The side effects were reviewed, and the patient signed a medication instruction form indicating that they understood the information provided. 2.4.4. Follow-...
Because of the low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations, especially among infants in the north, it may be prudent to supplement the diet with vitamin D at a dose of 400 IU/day.Bonny L. Specker and Mona L. Ho and Alan Oestreich and Tai-an Yin and Qing-mei Shui and Xue-cun Chen ...
D. et al. Rationale and design of the Study To Understand Fall Reduction and Vitamin D in You (STURDY): a randomized clinical trial of vitamin D supplement doses for the prevention of falls in older adults. Contemp. Clin. trials 73, 111–122 (2018). Article PubMed PubMed Central ...
Nearly one-third of Americans take a vitamin D supplement. In an industry whose market value is currently around $1.3B, there has been a considerable increase in vitamin D supplementation in the past two decades. But a landmark study in 2019 and then an ancillary study in...