Vitamin D Prevents Falls

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Is this possible? How far can Alternative Medicine go?

"Objective: To test the efficacy of supplemental vitamin D...with or without calcium in preventing falls among older individuals.

"Eight  randomized controlled trials of supplemental vitamin D met our inclusion criteria...High dose supplemental vitamin D [700-1000 IU a day] reduced fall risk by 19%...Falls were not notably reduced by low dose supplemental vitamin D [200-600 IU a day.]

Editor's Note: Hey now! Is Alternative Medicine catching on with the big boys?

Vitamin D Prevents Falls Bibliography

British Medical Journal, vol. 10, 2009. By: Drs. Bischoff-Ferrari, Dawson-Hughes, Staehelin, Orav, Theiler, Wong, Egli, Kiel and Henschkowski, Dir., Centre on Aging & Mobility, U. of Zurich, Switzerland, Dept. of Rheumatology and Inst. of Physical Med., University Hosp., Zurich, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Res. Ctr. on Aging, Tufts U., Boston, MA, Dept. of Geriatrics, U. of Bern, Switz., Dept. of Rheumatology, Triemli Hosp., Zurich, Div. of Clinical Decision Making, Tufts Med. Ctr., Boston, Hebrew Senior Life Inst. for Aging Res., Harvard Med. School, Boston.