Calcium and/or Vitamin D Supplementation for the Prevention of Fragility Fractures: Who Needs It?
Calcium and/or Vitamin D Supplementation for the Prevention of Fragility Fractures: Who Needs It?
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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English
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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Vitamin D and calcium have different biological functions, so the need for supplementation, and its safety and efficacy, need to be evaluated for each separately. Vitamin D deficiency is usually the result of low sunlight exposure (e.g., in frail older people, those who are veiled, those with dark-skin living at higher latitudes) and is reversible...
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Calcium and/or Vitamin D Supplementation for the Prevention of Fragility Fractures: Who Needs It?
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7231370
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7231370
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2072-6643
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2072-6643
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10.3390/nu12041011
