Pages tagged with "Falls and Fractures"
- Fractures reduced by monthly 30,000 IU of Vitamin D, perhaps 100,000 IU would be better
- 4X reduction in bone fractures following Kidney Transplant with monthly Vitamin D (100,000 IU) - RCT
- Deaths due to falls doubled in just a decade (age-adjusted, perhaps decreased vitamin D)
- Warning - High intake of Vitamin B12 and B6 found to increase risk of hip fracture by 47 percent - 2019
- Osteoporosis has no symptoms until a bone breaks
- Vitamin K (any amount and any kind) reduced bone fractures by 24 percent – meta-analysis
- Grip strength following wrist fracture increased by 50,000 IU Vitamin D monthly
- Vitamin D and Calcium cost-effectively reduce falls and fractures
- Hard bones, soft arteries, rather than vice versa (Vitamin D and Vitamin K)
- Vitamin D compliance 3X higher when children with fractures actually knew their low vitamin D level
- Following hip fracture 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily improved quality of life
- Younger Parkinson’s patients had better balance after 10,000 IU of vitamin D for 16 weeks – RCT
- Hip fractures worse if both high PTH and low Vitamin D
- Hip fracture recovery best with home exercise plus Vitamin D – RCT
- Death of older hip fracture patients at least 1.6X more likely if low vitamin D
- Vitamin D not help fractures and falls if not vitamin D deficient – meta-analysis
- Falls reduced by a third if achieved 40 ng level vitamin D– RCT
- Postmenopausal women need Vitamin D, protein and exercise to prevent loss of muscle and bone
- Vitamin D receptor (TT), which restricts Vit D to cells, is associated with balance problems in seniors
- Osteomalacia (soft bones - ricket in children) – Vitamin D occurs 87 times in PDF, but not once in the abstract
