Vitamin D and calcium did not protect the elderly from fractures

Vitamin D and calcium does not provide additional protection for the elderly from fractures as a leading US experts believe. And people who regularly take these drugs, just throwing money away.

American Advisory Group US Preventive Services Task Force, working in the government, found that taking small doses vitamin D and Calcium   no benefit for women in the postmenstrual period. But what is even more sad if these women are beginning to take more than the recommended 400 international units of experts vitamin D   and over 1000 mg Calcium   every day, by the same token they seriously increase the risk of developing kidney stones.

Vitamin D   and calcium   necessary for the strength and health of bones and the elderly bone mass decreases, because of what grows the risk of fractures. Therefore, many and begin to use supplements containing these substances. But US experts propose to make up a deficiency of vitamin D and calcium due to properly chosen diet and sunbathing.

Supplementation with calcium and vitamin justified only in cases where their doctors prescribed for elderly patients suffering from osteoporosis. But if a woman does not have the disease, then the inclusion of these additives in the diet does not give absolutely no effect. However, the report does not say the advisory group, helping you vitamins and calcium for women before menopause and they help to strengthen bone men.

According to statistics, more than 56% of American women older than 60 years take supplements with vitamin D, and more than 60% buy calcium supplements. (READ MORE)

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