What is the intake of Vitamin D preparations in the elderly causes?
In the last few years, discussions about whether the intake of Vitamin D supplements leads to health benefits. In General, older people are often taking to encourage such products, in order to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. Experts found out now, however, that people in the age over 70 years to achieve by taking higher doses of Vitamin D, hardly any health benefits.
The scientists at Newcastle University found in their recent study, that people over the age of 70 years really benefit from taking Vitamin D supplements. The doctors published the results of their study in the English journal “the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition”.
What is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D helps build and maintain strong bones and muscles. People with Vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk for falls and fractures. In the summer months, Vitamin D from the body sufficient in a natural way, when the skin comes in contact with sun light. Vitamin D can also be obtained from certain foods won.
Effects of Vitamin D supplements to older people
The new study supports the results of previous studies, which showed that Vitamin D supplements to achieve engaging older people with no benefit to the health by taking. The experts found in the research that higher doses of Vitamin D for people aged over 70 years are in improving bone strength and reducing the risk of falling only a little advantageous.
Vitamin D supplementation and the change in bone density
For the new study, nearly 400 subjects was administered in a the age of 70 years or older randomly to one of three doses of Vitamin D. The Participants took Vitamin D for a period of one year once in a month. The doses were 300 micrograms, 600 micrograms, or 1200 micrograms (equivalent to a daily dose of 10 µg, 20 µg or 40 µg). The aim of the study was to measure in these older people, the effect of Vitamin D supplementation on change in bone mineral density (BMD), an accepted indicator of bone strength, and the change in markers of bone metabolism. The results show that it has not changed in the bone density between the three doses over a period of twelve months.
