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2. Popular vitamin won’t prevent a fall or fracture in older ...

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   Older adults may still need to take vitamin D or calcium for overall health but should take different steps to protect from fractures or reduce the risk of falling.

3. Scientists Reveal New Findings About Older Adults Who Take ...

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   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 ...

4. Vitamin D may not prevent fractures or falls in older adults ...

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   Vitamin D supplements, with or without calcium, are important for overall health. However, vitamin D supplements have no effect on preventing falls or fractures in older adults, according to the U ...

5. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Food choice of older adults - Wikipedia

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   A person's taste buds, needs for certain vitamins and other nutrients, and their desire for different types of food can change throughout that person's life. 50 young adults and 48 elderly adults participated in a study by the Monell Chemical Senses Center. [4] "Young" subjects ranged from 18 to 35 years of age, and "elderly" subjects were ...

7. Multivitamin - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

8. Vitamin deficiency - Wikipedia

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   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.

9. Scientists Reveal New Findings About Older Adults Who Take ...

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   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 ...