Review: Vitamin D supplements fail to change bone density
Almost half of older adults take vitamin D with or without calcium. Researchers at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, in...
Updated recommendations to prevent and treat osteoporosis
An expert committee of the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) with a multi-specialty council of medical experts in the field of...
Benefit of vitamin D and calcium in the elderly
Vitamin D appears to affect many health outcomes. An international group of researchers reviewed the literature to see if there’s...
Calcium + vitamin D effect on abdominal fat mass
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, investigated the effect of calcium + vitamin D-supplemented orange juice on weight...
More on calcium supplements and the risk of cardiovascular disease
Calcium supplements are widely used to help prevent osteoporosis but have been associated with a possible increase in the risk...
Vitamin D and the risk of falls in the elderly
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, reviewed the evidence.
Dietary supplements and the risk of death in older women
Dietary supplements are commonly taken to prevent chronic disease. Researchers in Finland, Norway, and the Republic of Korea studied the...
Yogurt fortified with vitamin D to help control diabetes
Low blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] have been associated with impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes. Researchers at Shahid Beheshti...
Options to prevent colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is strongly associated with a Western lifestyle. Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, present an overview of...
Risk of kidney stones with calcium and vitamin D
The Women’s Health Initiative reported a 17% excess in urinary tract stone formation with calcium + vitamin D supplements. Now,...
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CAM options to treat menopausal symptoms
Prof. Ernst has reviewed the evidence. Here’s what we know.
Review: Supplemental calcium to prevent colorectal cancer
Researchers at the University of Sheffield, in the UK, reviewed the evidence for calcium in reducing the recurrence of adenomas...
The bottom line on calcium supplements
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have written a succinct review. Let’s cut to the chase.
Status of treatment options for osteoporosis
Researchers at Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, in Hong Kong, China, reviewed the evidence for CAM in the context of the...
Should you drink milk to lose weight?
Researchers from the US and Israel studied the effects of dairy calcium and vitamin D for weight loss.
The risk of taking a calcium supplement without taking vitamin D
Researchers in the US, UK, and Australia reviewed the evidence and tell us that taking calcium supplements without also taking...
Calcium supplements and the risk of cardiovascular events
Researchers from Australia, New Zealand, and the US collaborated to review the evidence. Their findings suggest you might be better...
Latest vitamin D recommendations for bone health
Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, at Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia, reviews the latest recommendations from the Institute of...
Does vitamin D reduce the risk of falls in older adults?
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore, Maryland reviewed the evidence.
Vitamin D supplementation and hip fracture risk
Researchers from Australia and the UK reviewed the evidence.