According to a large study published in the British Medical Journal, a daily supplement of vitamin D combined with calcium can reduce the risk of bone fractures regardless of age or gender.
Researchers from Copenhagen University in Denmark analyzed data from seven studies with nearly 70,000 people to examine the role that vitamin D or the combination of vitamin D and calcium has on the risk of bone fractures.
Researchers found that vitamin D supplements on their own had no effect on fracture prevention. However when the same amount of vitamin D was combined with calcium, the risk of bone fractures reduced by 8 percent, and the risk of hip fractures dropped 16 percent in all participants, regardless of age, gender or previous fractures.
The study supports the growing consensus that the combination of vitamin D and calcium is more effective than vitamin D alone in reducing fracture risk. And while the combination is often recommended for women with, or at risk for osteoporosis, these latest findings support the role of the vitamin-mineral combination in other age groups, and both sexes.
Researchers from Copenhagen University in Denmark analyzed data from seven studies with nearly 70,000 people to examine the role that vitamin D or the combination of vitamin D and calcium has on the risk of bone fractures.
Researchers found that vitamin D supplements on their own had no effect on fracture prevention. However when the same amount of vitamin D was combined with calcium, the risk of bone fractures reduced by 8 percent, and the risk of hip fractures dropped 16 percent in all participants, regardless of age, gender or previous fractures.
The study supports the growing consensus that the combination of vitamin D and calcium is more effective than vitamin D alone in reducing fracture risk. And while the combination is often recommended for women with, or at risk for osteoporosis, these latest findings support the role of the vitamin-mineral combination in other age groups, and both sexes.
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