Will vitamin D help our bones as we age?

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Research out of the US suggests that, contrary to popular recommendations, taking vitamin D supplements did not lower the risk of breaking bones among generally healthy midlife and older adults. The team administered either a vitamin D supplement or a placebo to a group of close to 26,000 participants aged 50 and above, and checked back in with them after a little over five years. The team says that, in regards to bone fractures, there were no substantial differences between the groups.

Journal/
conference: The New England Journal of Medicine

Research:Paper

Organisation/s: Harvard Medical School, USA

Funder: Supported by grants (R01 AR060574, R01 AR070854, and R01 AR059775, to Dr. LeBoff ) from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. The VITAL parent trial is supported by grants (U01 CA138962, R01 CA138962, and R01AT011729, to Drs. Manson and Buring) from the National Cancer Institute, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the Office of Dietary Supplements, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.

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