Bracing for the Falls of an Aging Nation New York Times Nov 2014
Vitamin D is not mentioned
A Tiny Stumble, a Life Upended NYT Nov 3, 2014
Apparently the same data in a different format
See also VitaminDWiki
- Overview Fractures and Falls and Vitamin D
Chart from 2000 shows that people with high vitamin D have much faster reaction time - which is needed to stop a fall - Incidence of 22 health problems related to vitamin D have doubled in a decade Falls is just one of many increased health problems
- Falls and Fractures category overview with associated searches
The TOP articles in Fractures and Vitamin D are listed here:
- Low trauma bone fractures in seniors – considering Vitamin D loading dose for all, without testing – Nov 2019
- Hard bones, soft arteries, rather than vice versa (Vitamin D and Vitamin K) – March 2016
- Vitamin D compliance 3X higher when children with fractures actually knew their low vitamin D level – March 2019
- Falls reduced by a third if achieved 40 ng level vitamin D– RCT Sept 2018
- Postmenopausal women need Vitamin D, protein and exercise to prevent loss of muscle and bone – Aug 2018
- Vitamin D receptor (TT), which restricts Vit D to cells, is associated with balance problems in seniors – June 2018
- Vitamin D and exercise after hip fracture surgery – far fewer deaths – July 2016
- Calcium supplements proven to NOT reduce fractures, but are proven to INCREASE heart problems – July 2015
- Bone fractures in children requiring surgery were 55X more likely with low vitamin D – June 2015
- Seniors need at least 4,000 IU vitamin D, no test needed – Consensus Jan 2014
- UK would save as least 636 million dollars annually by giving 800 IU vitamin D free to all seniors – June 2014
- Hip fractures reduced 2X to 6X with just 10 minutes of sunlight daily – RCT 2003-2010
- Yet again, 800 IU of vitamin D was found to be barely enough to help bones – Lancet Oct 2013
- Fewer heart attacks, hip fractures and deaths if more skin cancer – Sept 2013
- Following a stroke, a hip fracture is 6X more likely if low vitamin D – July 2001
- Vertigo treated by Vitamin D - many studies
- Vitamin D may prevent falls and fractures without Calcium – an overview of 9 meta-analysis – Oct 2012
Papers which are meta-analyses of Falls/Fractures and Vitamin D in VitaminDWiki are
- No increase in falls, fractures or all-cause mortality when Vitamin D is given monthly or less often– meta-analysis April 2024
- 100,000 IU of Vitamin D monthly (27 ng) is not enough to reduce fractures and falls – meta-analysis April 2024
- Increased risk of fracture if high level of Vitamin D (if continue to take Calcium) – umbrella analysis of meta-analyses Nov 2020
- Hip fractures not prevented by Vitamin D (800 IU daily or large quarterly or annual doses) – meta-analysis – Dec 2019
- Vitamin K (any amount and any kind) reduced bone fractures by 24 percent – meta-analysis – May 2019
- Vitamin D not help fractures and falls if not vitamin D deficient – meta-analysis Oct 2018
- Fractures not reduced by small amounts of vitamin D - meta-analysis Dec 2017
- Preventing Falls in Older Adults – Vitamin D combination is the best - JAMA Meta-analysis Nov 2017
- Hip fracture 58 percent more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis March 2017
- Fracture risk reduced somewhat by 800 IU of vitamin D and Calcium – meta-analysis Oct 2015
- Acute fracture patients – 70 percent were vitamin D deficient – meta-analysis Sept 2015
- Falls not prevented by vitamin D given every 3 months or less often – meta-analysis Jan 2015
- Vitamin D prevents falls – majority of meta-analyses conclude – meta-meta analysis Feb 2015
- Vitamin D and fractures – 24 meta-analyses and counting – Dec 2014
- Bone fractures reduced by a minimum of 800 IU vitamin D and Calcium – meta-meta-analysis March 2014
- Fractures reduced with any amount of vitamin D and some Calcium - Cochraine April 2014
- Fallers often had less than 20 ng of vitamin D – meta-analysis April 2014
- Hip fractures greatly reduced by sunshine, vitamin D, and vitamin K – meta-analysis Sept 2012
- Vitamin D may prevent falls and fractures without Calcium – an overview of 9 meta-analysis – Oct 2012
- Hip fractures reduced 30 percent with 800 IU of vitamin D – meta-analysis July 2012
- Vitamin D reduces falls – meta-analysis Oct 2011
- Active form of vitamin D (calcitriol) cut in half the fractures following organ transplant – meta-analysis Aug 2011
- 1000 IU minimum to decrease falls and fractures Swiss - 2009
- Meta-analysis of falls and 800+ IU of vitamin D found good results – June 2010
- 800 IU vitamin D reduces falls - Dec 2009
Similar conclusion by all 10 meta-analyses: vitamin D will reduce falls and fractures
Wonder how many more meta-analyses will be needed before there is a change?
Note: there are > 12 meta-analyses for Breast Cancer and vitamin D - but still no change