Pages tagged with "Muscle"

137 pages, most important first (overviews, then meta-analyses, then RCTs, then newest). Combine with another topic

• Protein, muscles, bones and Vitamin D - many studies
• Sarcopenia (muscle loss) fought by Vitamin D, exercise and protein - many studies
• Omega-3 helps muscles - many studies
• Fatigue reduced by Vitamin D (Cancer, muscle, MS, age, etc) - many studies
• COVID increases muscle loss (Sarcopenia), Vitamin D can help - several studies
• Protein aids muscle gain – meta-analysis
• Bladder cancer in muscles 2.7 times more-likely if vitamin D less than 20 ng -meta-analysis
• Muscle strength improved with Calfidediol (a form of vitamin D) - meta-analysis
• Muscle Inflammation (idiopathic inflammatory myopathy) 3.2 X more likely if low Vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Omega-3 improves elderly muscles – 2 meta-analyses
• Adding just a little vitamin D does not help (muscle mass in this case) – meta-analysis
• Vitamin D supplementation increases strength of lower muscles – Meta-analysis
• Vitamin D supplementation improves muscle strength in healthy adults – meta-analysis of 6 RCT
• Vitamin D supplementation help muscles of seniors who are vitamin D deficient – meta-analysis
• Widespread pain, arthritis pain and muscle pain are associated with low vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Vitamin D improves muscle strength if deficient – meta-analysis
• Elderly lower limb muscle strength improved with Vitamin D supplementation - Meta-analysis
• Meta-analysis of RCT – vitamin D might increase senior muscle function
• Creatine 10 g/day added about 1 kg of lean mass in 12 weeks in sedentary 45–65-year-olds, even without exercise - RCT
• Weight loss includes muscle loss unless add vitamin D, whey and leucine – RCT
• Muscles improved in women with 50,000 IU vitamin D weekly (8 weeks) plus daily Magnesium – RCT
• Muscle pain in obese women reduced by aerobic exercise plus 50,000 IU Vitamin D - RCT
• Added 1 lb of muscle to sarcopenia adults in 13 weeks with just 800 IU vitamin D and protein – RCT
• 4,000 IU of vitamin D for 1 month does not help (muscles in this case) – RCT
• Senior muscles increased somewhat with Omega-3 – RCT
• 2X less muscle soreness after exercise if Omega-3 index higher than 4 – RCT 2014
• Muscle strength of Judo athletes increased 13 percent following single dose of 150,000 IU vitamin D – RCT
• Exercise plus vitamin D increases elderly muscles (Nordic walking in this case) – RCT
• Seniors getting Vitamin D (but no exercise) for 3 months failed to increase muscle strength – RCT
• Muscle strength not increased by raising vitamin D to only 30 ng – RCT
• Muscle strength not increased by Vitamin D - 96 percent were not deficient – RCT
• Severely burned children recovered muscle capability much faster with daily 1000 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• Improved muscle function in postmenopausal women with just 1,000 IU of vitamin D daily – RCT
• Vitamin D improved child muscle mass even without varying dose with weight – RCT
• Muscle increased 17 percent in vitamin D insufficient elderly getting 4,000 IU for 4 months – RCT
• People with old burns improved muscle strength with 2200 IU average vitamin D – RCT
• Low vitamin D (<20 ng) linked to softer muscles on ultrasound in young adults - observational
• More muscle response when have adequate vitamin D
• More muscle strength 80 years after being born in warm season (no surprise)
• Perhaps some elderly falls are due to Vitamin D valleys
• Vitamin D Does Not Treat All Types of Muscles the Same
• Most GLP-1 users are Vitamin D deficient before they start — 4 reasons to supplement
• Vitamin D stored in muscle via Vitamin D Binding Protein
• Myotonic dystrophy (a rare genetic muscle problem) associated with low vitamin D
• 3X less muscle atrophy after ACL surgery if more than 40 ng of vitamin D
• Veiled Somali pregnant women in Sweden had low vitamin D and were weak
• Vitamin D increases muscles (if you exercise) - video March 2026
• 40% of weight loss from GLP-1 is from muscle loss (not so if lose weight with Vitamin D)
• Exercise, exerkines, and Vitamin D
• Fitness is improved by Vitamin D
• GLP-1 - lose Vitamin D, Vitamin C, muscle, as well as weight
• Active muscles store vitamin D for the winter
• Sunshine is a cure for “weak and soft muscles” – 425 BC
• Protein which helps muscles, sarcopenia, metabolism, and diabetes is aided by Vitamin D
• Muscular Dystrophy probably treated by high-dose Vitamin D plus muscle rehab
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: everyone who lost the ability to walk had low Vitamin D (China)
• Muscle strength improved after knee surgery by Vitamin D – 10 studies
• Vitamin D and physical activity synergistically improve muscle health
• Protein increases weight loss and muscle growth
• Little increase in muscles by adding exercise, protein and Vitamin D for 10 days (no surprise)
• Young adults eating Ultra-processed Foods 60% more likely to have lower Muscle Mass (Vitamin D can help)
• Postmenopausal women need Vitamin D, protein and exercise to prevent loss of muscle and bone
• Magnesium helps muscles in more than 10 ways
• Higher vitamin D helps regain muscle strength after knee surgery
• Low muscle strength predicts low vitamin D level in elderly
• Muscles not improved by just Vitamin D weekly (also need exercise)
• Hypothesis: Less severe muscle damage if vitamin D level had been normalized
• Muscle Strength improved 1.4 to 19 percent by vitamin D3 (not D2) – systematic review
• More muscle torque associated with higher vitamin D
• Muscle strength of senior women increased 25 percent with vitamin D, decreased 6 percent with placebo
• Fast twitch muscles increased by Vitamin D in athletes and seniors (reduce falling)
• Muscle problems are both treated and avoided by Vitamin D
• Some vitamin D is stored in skeletal muscles – multiple studies
• High-Dose Vitamin D puts surplus calories into muscles instead of fat (mice)
• Exercise-induced muscle damage fought when enough vitamin D used for long enough – review
• Some excess calories diverted to muscle growth if high level vitamin D (exercising mice) – preprint
• Vitamin D Receptors in muscles decrease with age in those with Osteoporosis - 2018
• Skeletal Muscles regenerated with Vitamin D supplementation – review
• Pelvic Organ Prolapse after menopause 5.6 X more likely if low Vitamin D (weak muscles)
• Sarcopenia (muscle loss) is reduced by vitamin D and many other supplements
• Off topic: back muscle pain quickly treated by TENS
• Loss of muscle strength –sarcopenia – one of the suspects is vitamin D
• Frailty and low muscle mass both associated with low vitamin D
• Statin muscle problems decreased in 4 out of 5 patients when vitamin D was added
• Role of Vitamin K in Bones and Muscles
• 8 Signs of Low Vitamin D - sweating, bones ache, muscle pain, poor immune, fatigue, slow healing etc. – YouTube
• Severe sarcopenia (loss of muscle) 6 X more likely in women with rheumatoid arthritis having low vitamin D
• Seniors can restore lost muscle (Sarcopenia) – first restore vitamin D, then exercise
• Muscle loss (sarcopenia) may be both prevented and treated by Omega-3
• Less muscle inflammation after exercise if high level of Vitamin D (50 ng)
• Low muscle mass at least 2X more likely if low Vitamin D (Korea, all ages)
• More muscle injuries in NFL players who were low on vitamin D
• More fast twitch muscles (IIA) are associated with higher levels of Vitamin D
• Sarcopenia (muscle loss) is 1.6X more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor
• Less muscle loss associated with eating more fish (Omega-3, Vitamin D, Magnesium, etc)
• Muscle fatigue 4X less likely in rugby players getting Omega-3 and protein
• Large single-dose of Omega-3 reduced expected muscle damage
• Seniors gained 0.3 kg of muscle in 6 weeks with 800 IU and Leucine protein
• Vitamin D provides faster recovery after muscle overuse
• Low vitamin D resulted in reduced genes to make muscles (in rats)
• Reduced muscle function in mice lacking Vitamin D Receptors in muscles
• Omega-3 helps muscles
• Vitamin D and muscle
• Omega-3 helps muscles and reduces inflammation, lipids, and insulin
• Muscles of senior women not helped by just vitamin D (also need exercise)
• Mechanisms of vitamin D action in skeletal muscle
• Vitamin D does not help gain muscle mass (when only use small doses)
• Calcium supplements go to muscle, not bone, unless have enough Vitamin K
• Muscle pain (Low Magnesium) plus Low Vitamin D associated with 10X more Cancer, etc (San Francisco)
• Dietary Protein, Muscle and Physical Function in the Very Old
• Low Vitamin D breaks down muscle by interferring with protein - Editorial
• Muscle inflammation 17X more probable if vitamin D deficient
• Vitamin D improves muscle strength, reduces falling, and reduces frailty – review
• Disability was 1.9 X more likely if weak muscles and low vitamin D two years before
• Muscle, etc. problems if consume little vitamin D (mice)
• Fewer Breast Cancer deaths if more muscle (probably due to less fat, more Vitamin D)
• Headaches (chronic tension) 3X more likely to have low vitamin D – also muscle weakness and bone tenderness
• Vitamin D increased muscle strength by 1% to 19% (varied with dose and duration) – review
• Muscle fatigue reduced with 10,000 IU of vitamin D
• Muscle strength in youth increased with 60,000 IU vitamin D per week and 1 g Calcium
• Infant muscle development best with 400 IU of vitamin D (not 800)
• Osteosarcopenic obesity (obese with low bone and muscle mass) twice as likely if low vitamin D
• Vitamin D increasing muscle strength may reduce knee pain
• Less muscle and insulin resistance for children of vitamin D deficient mothers
• Pelvic floor muscle strength is low after giving birth if vitamin D deficient
• Elderly lost extra half pound of leg and arm muscle mass if low vitamin D (6 years)
• Vitamin D and bicarbonate perhaps synergistically reduce muscle loss
• MRI of elderly skeletal muscle lacking vitamin D
• Muscle cells differentiate into fat cells if there is low vitamin D in petrie dish
• Most immigrant women in Sweden had little vitamin D and lots of muscle pain
• Evidence that vitamin D is also stored in muscle cells
• Hypothesis: Low vitamin D is one of the causes of muscle weakness in alcoholics
• Muscle improved by increasing vitamin D if previously less than 24 ng
• Relevance of Vitamin D in Bone and Muscle Health of Cancer Patients
• Vitamin D2 intervention increased elderly muscle strength
• Skeletal Muscle weakness from lack of vitamin D fixed by adding Calcium and phosphorus
• Vitamin D, Muscle Function, and Exercise Performance in kids