Pages tagged with "Seniors"
- More postural body sway in seniors associated with low vitamin D
- Older adults of diverse ancestry had similar vitamin D levels and were getting 1000 IU
- Seniors getting noon sun had 88 percent chance of having at least 30 ng of vitamin D
- Frailty Call to Action: Vitamin D is one of the action items
- Adult osteomalacia (rickets) pain in an individual relieved by vitamin D, etc.
- 80 percent of the characteristics of frailty associated with low vitamin D
- 1600 IU vitamin D was enough to get all (white, non-obese) elderly to 20 ng – RCT
- Pneumonia 2.6X more likely if low vitamin D
- Vitamin K-2 (180 ug MK-7) helped both bone density and strength – RCT
- Community dwelling seniors got vitamin D when outdoors gardening or biking
- Hydroaerobics added to Vitamin D and Ca significantly improved physical function
- Vitamin D supplementation can cost 50 dollars a day (live longer)
- Muscle cells differentiate into fat cells if there is low vitamin D in petrie dish
- Norway to double vitamin D to 400 IU for most and 800 IU for elderly
- No correlation found between vitamin D and sarcopenia – German dissertation
- Physical performance of seniors increases with vitamin D up to 30 ng
- Global analysis of disability - most are associated with vitamin D deficiency - Lancet
- Type 2 muscles, not all muscles, get benefit from Vitamin D
- Vertigo treated by Vitamin D - many studies
- Sarcopenia (muscle loss) fought by Vitamin D, exercise and protein - many studies