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Vitamin D prevents fractures

Vitamin D prevents fractures

According to a recent study, taking vitamin D supplements orally reduced over 65 years a 20% frequency of non-vertebral fractures. Vitamin D is fat-soluble vitamins group has a key role in the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, vital for healthy bones and teeth.

The study on Vitamin D and its impact on the decrease of bone fractures was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine of 23 March 2009, by members of the European universities of Zurich, Bern and Basel, and North American Harvard and Tufts University in Boston.

The authors of the study on the effect of vitamin D on fractures, made 12 randomized and controlled clinical trials on non-vertebral fractures and 8 trials for hip fractures comparing the frequency of fractures in participants who are leshuesos -strong-vitamins given vitamin D supplements, with or without calcium, with those who received only calcium or placebo.

The result is clear: With high doses of vitamin D (400 IU / day), we obtain better results in the prevention of invoices. High dose is 400 IU / day which was reduced by 20% the incidence of fractures. (more…)