Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health, but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults, according to a new draft recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force.



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Popular vitamin won’t prevent a fall or fracture in older adults, health panel says. Here’s what can help

Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health, but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults, according to a new draft recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force.

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Popular vitamin won’t prevent a fall or fracture in older adults, health panel says. But here’s what can help

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health, but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults, according to a new draft recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force. When it comes to preventing the risk of a fall or fractures in older adults, the task force recommends against relying on supplemental vitamin D and calcium – and, for the first time, men are …

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The guidance from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force underscores the risks of supplementation without prior testing.

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Panel warns against vitamin D, calcium use to prevent falls in older adults

There is now an astonishingly comprehensive recommendation for taking the tablets. A conversation with geriatrician Heike Bischoff-Ferrari about the benefits of the tablets.

Neuerdings gibt es eine erstaunlich umfassende Empfehlung für die Einnahme. Ein Gespräch mit Altersmedizinerin Heike Bischoff-Ferrari über den Nutzen der Tabletten.

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Vitamin D is good for the immune system, but in older people it doesn't prevent falls or fractures, according to health experts at the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Here's why you need it.

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Taking vitamin D is unlikely to prevent falls or fractures. Here's what it does

Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health but don't reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults.

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Popular vitamin won't prevent a fall or fracture in older adults, health panel says

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against vitamin D supplementation, with or without calcium, for preventing fractures and falls in older adults. These recommendations form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Dec. 17.

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US Preventive Services Task Force recommends against vitamin D supplementation for fracture, fall prevention

Popular vitamin won’t prevent a fall or fracture in older adults, health panel says. Here’s what can help

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