The 1997 recommendations for vitamin D intake are 10 jig/day for adults aged 51 to 70 and 15 ng/day for adults > 70. However, only 6% of these elders consumed > 10 |j,g vitamin D from foods daily and only 28% consumed two or more servings of dairy foods daily (milk + yogurt +...
But new research shows that it may have other protective benefits for older adults. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal, looked at a large sample of older adults ages 60 to 84. Participants were divided into two groups – one was given a placebo, while the other was ...
Vitamin D deficiency is a common health concern worldwide. We aim to compare the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among older adults (65+) in China and the United States (US). We used data from the 2011 wave of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Su
Nonalcoholic fatty liver refers to the deposition of more than 5 percent fat in the liver, and 40.4 percent of Koreans 65 and older suffer from nonalcoholic fatty liver. The development of fatty liver can lead to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer, as well as chronic diseases, suc...
But new research shows that it may have other protective benefits for older adults. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal, looked at a large sample of older adults ages 60 to 84. Participants were divided into two groups—one was given a placebo, while the other was ...
Vitamin D intake from supplements was the major factor determining 25(OH)D concentrations (p < 0.001). Conclusions Mean concentration of 25(OH)D in a sample of older adults of diverse ancestry living in the GTA exceeded 80 nmol/L, and there were no significant differences in 25(OH)D...
This may be exacerbated in older adults with diminished capacity to clear high levels of ingested retinol.36 A deleterious effect of vitamin A on bone may also operate through its antagonistic relationship with vitamin D. In a recent study in humans, a vitamin A dose corresponding to about 1 ...
living in Greenland twice (using samples that had been frozen), collected first in 1987 when traditional food use was mainly practiced by the older generations and again in 2005–10 (Table 62.15). The levels of 25(OH)D in 1987 show that only the middle-aged and oldest adults were ...
37-40 The present findings are most directly generalizable to men aged 40 years and older (the most gout-prevalent population29) with no history of gout. Given the potential effect of female hormones on the risk of gout in women41 and an increased role of dietary effect on uric acid ...
“This is the first positive, large-scale, long-term study to show that multivitamin-mineral supplementation for older adults may slow cognitive aging. While the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraged by these results, we are not ready to recommend widespread use of a multivitamin supplement to ...