Falls are the second largest cause of accidental death in the world (Vitamin D not mentioned) – Oct 2020

Bad balance: why dangerous falls are on the rise around the world New Scientist

"Globally, falls are the second biggest cause of accidental death after traffic accidents.
Between 1990 and 2017, the total number of deadly falls around the world nearly doubled."

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Falls and Fractures category in VitaminDWiki contains the following

• 239 items in FALLS and FRACTURES
• Vitamin D and Calcium cost-effectively reduce falls and fractures – April 2019
• see also Overview Seniors and Vitamin D
  • Overview Fractures and Falls and Vitamin D
  • Overview Fractures and vitamin D
  • Overview Muscles and Vitamin D

Falls

• Deaths due to falls doubled in just a decade (age-adjusted, perhaps decreased vitamin D) – June 2019
• Preventing Falls in Older Adults – Vitamin D combination is the best - JAMA Meta-analysis Nov 2017
• Falls cut in half by 100,000 IU vitamin D monthly - RCT 2016
• Falls reduced by a third if achieved 40 ng level vitamin D– RCT Sept 2018
  • Note: Took 6 months to get to that level. Most trials last only 3 months
• Vitamin D prevents falls – majority of meta-analyses conclude – meta-meta analysis Feb 2015
• Falls reduced by Vitamin D: 13 percent reduction if more than 700 IU – review of 38 trials – Aug 2022

Fracture

• Vitamin D and fractures – 24 meta-analyses and counting – Dec 2014
• Low trauma bone fractures in seniors – considering Vitamin D loading dose for all, without testing – Nov 2019
• Vitamin K (any amount and any kind) reduced bone fractures by 24 percent – meta-analysis – May 2019
• Hip fracture in VitaminDWiki title (73 as of April 2023)  Click here for details

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• 5 Reasons why Vitamin D levels are crashing
• Vitamin D supplementation increases strength of lower muscles – Meta-analysis April 2019
• Vitamin D supplementation improves muscle strength in healthy adults – meta-analysis of 6 RCT Aug 2014
• More muscle response when have adequate vitamin D more response ==>fewer falls
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Seniors category in VitaminDWiki starts with

393 items in Seniors

see also
Overview Seniors and Vitamin D
Muscle in VitaminDWiki title,
Overview Fractures and Falls and Vitamin D

Falls and Fractures category listing has 239 items along with related searches

Overview Alzheimer's-Cognition and Vitamin D
Overview Cancer and vitamin D
Overview Influenza and vitamin D

Cancer - Prostate category listing has 97 items along with related searches

Overview Diabetes and vitamin D
Hearing Loss appears to be prevented and treated with vitamin D

Mortality category listing has 293 items along with related searches

Overview Osteoporosis and vitamin D
Restless Legs Syndrome dramatically reduced by vitamin D, etc
Overview Rheumatoid Arthritis and vitamin D
Fraility and Vitamin D - many studies many studies
Search VitaminDWIKI for "GAIT SPEED" 173 items as of Aug 2020
10 reasons why seniors need more vitamin D has the following

1. Senior skin produces 3X less Vitamin D for the same sun intensity
2. Seniors have fewer vitamin D receptors as they age
3. Seniors are indoors more than than when they were younger
   • not as agile, weaker muscles; frail, no longer enjoy hot temperatures
   • (if outside, stay in the shade), however, seniors might start outdoor activities like gardening, biking, etc.
4. Seniors wear more clothing outdoors than when younger
   • Seniors also are told to fear skin cancer/wrinkles
5. Seniors often take various drugs which reduce vitamin D
   • Some reductions would not show up on vitamin D test
   • statins, chemotherapy, anti-depressants, blood pressure, beta-blockers, etc
6. Seniors often have one or more diseases which consume vitamin D
   • osteoporosis, diabetes, MS, ...
7. Seniors generally put on weight at they age - and a heavier body requires more vitamin D
8. Seniors often (40%) have fatty livers – which do not process vitamin D as well
9. Reduced stomach acid ==>less Magnesium needed to utilize vitamin D
   (would not show up on vitamin D test)
10. Seniors with poorly functioning kidneys do not process vitamin D as well
    (would not show up on vitamin D test) 2009 full text online  Also PDF 2009
11. Vitamin D is not as bioavailable in senior digestive systems (Stomach acid or intestines?)

• Category Seniors and Vitamin D 393 items