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Micronutrients & recovery
Vitamin D supplementation is recommended for fall prevention, but not for cardiovascular disease prevention or death reduction in the general population.
Take Vitamin D to help prevent falls, especially if you are elderly. However, do not take it expecting it to prevent heart disease or extend your life, as there is no evidence for these benefits.
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We recommend prescribing vitamin D supplementation for fall prevention. We do not recommend prescribing vitamin D supplementation beyond recommended daily needs for the purpose of preventing cardiovascular disease or death or improving quality of life (2|QQQQ).
Why this rating
Rated as a weak recommendation (2) based on high quality evidence (QQQQ).
Source
Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
Michael F. Holick et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2011
DOI 10.1210/jc.2011-0385
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- Vitamin D deficiency is defined as serum 25(OH)D below 20 ng/ml, and insufficiency as 21-29 ng/ml, with sufficiency targeted above 30 ng/ml for optimal bone health.Weak
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