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Články z EurekAlertHigher but not lower doses of vitamin D are effective in fracture risk reduction in older adults

5. 7 2012 (06:00)

Based on the results of a pooled analysis of 11 unrelated randomized clinical trials investigating vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk in more than 31,000 older adults, Bess Dawson-Hughes, M.D., a research scientists at Tufts University, says higher doses of vitamin D may be the most beneficial in reducing bone fractures in this age group.