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

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   Specifically, consuming 2,000 IU (international units) a day of supplemental vitamin D3 without calcium over the course of more than five years did not reduce total fractures, hip, wrist or pelvic ...

3. 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 ...

4. Vitamin D not recommended for preventing fractures in older ...

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   The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft recommendation advising against using vitamin D to prevent falls and fractures in people over 60. Pharmacist Katy Dubinsky weighs in.

5. Vitamin D - Wikipedia

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   Present day, phytoplankton in the ocean photosynthesize vitamin D without any calcium management function. Ditto some species of algae, lichen, fungi and plants. [186] [187] [188] Only circa 500 million years ago, when animals began to leave the oceans for land, did the vitamin molecule take on an hormone function as a promoter of calcium ...

6. How can I get a safe amount of vitamin D? - AOL

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   Without vitamin D, your body can’t absorb calcium and therefore can’t build and maintain strong bones. The nutrient, also called calciferol, is critical for the health of your immune, nervous ...

7. Calcium/cholecalciferol - Wikipedia

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   It is used to prevent and treat lack of calcium and vitamin D in the elderly, as well for osteoporosis in combination with other medications. [1] [2] In 2022, the combination, calcium/vitamin D was the 246th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 1 million prescriptions. [3] [4]