Originally published January 12 2006
Study suggests vitamin D could save seniors from falling down
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has published a study of the effect of vitamin D supplementation on elderly patients, and the results show that the vitamin may help reduce the risk of falls among the elderly.
Taking vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of falls in elderly people.
In a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Australian researchers, and featured by Reuters Health, examined the effect of vitamin D supplementation.
"This study supports the use of vitamin D supplements in older people in residential care," according to lead author Dr. Leon Flicker, of the University of Western Australia, and colleagues.
"The demonstrated benefits in this study on the rates of falls for individuals with marginal vitamin D levels, even without...
Vitamin D deficiency, highlights the potential benefits of vitamin D supplementation in this population."
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