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Taking vitamin D supplements did not result in a “significantly lower risk” of fractures among middle-age and older adults in one study published in 2022 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A recent study published in the British Medical Journal, looked at a large sample of older adults ages 60 to 84. Participants were divided into two groups – one was given a placebo, while the ...
According to new research published on November 12, 2024, in the Journal of the Endocrine Society, supplementation with vitamin D plus calcium may help lower blood pressure in older adults with ...
Older adults, particularly those with acute or chronic illnesses, may require higher protein intake, ranging from 1.2 to 1.5g/kg per day, due to a reduced anabolic response. Some studies suggest that an intake of 1 g/kg per day is sufficient, while others recommend 1.3 to 1.73g/kg per day for better health outcomes.
Some women may need to take iron, vitamin C, or calcium supplements during pregnancy, but only on the advice of a doctor. In the 1999–2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey , 52% of adults in the United States reported taking at least one dietary supplement in the last month and 35% reported regular use of multivitamin ...
The historic importance of vitamin C deficiency relates to occurrence on long sea-going voyages, when the ship food supplies had no good source of the vitamin. Deficiency results in scurvy when plasma concentrations fall below 0.2 mg/dL, whereas the normal plasma concentration range is 0.4 to 1.5 mg/dL.
According to the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, older adults ages 51–70 years are recommended 600 International Units (IU) or 15 mcg of vitamin D daily, while those ages 70 years and older ...
On October 17, 2012, researchers reported on a double-blind study of 14,641 male U.S. physicians initially aged 50 years or older (mean age of 64.3, standard deviation 9.2 years), that began in 1997 with treatment and follow-up through June 1, 2011.