Saturday, January 16, 2010

Study Confirms Benefits of Vitamin D and Calcium for Bone Strength


A new study has proven that nutritional supplements such as vitamin D and calcium can prevent bone fractures, a practice many physicians have been recommending for quite some time.

Research conducted at UC Davis in Sacramento, California, revealed that individuals who take the nutritional supplements on a daily basis reduces the risk of bone fractures regardless of gender and age.

The findings represent a large effort from researchers around the world, determining the benefits of calcium and vitamin D in post-menopausal women, adult men and younger patients of both genders.

Various reports have confirmed that the supplements help post-menopausal women prevent osteoporosis, which affects roughly 8 million American women.

The researchers discovered that combining both of the supplements provides better results than when they are taken separately.

"This combination of supplements benefits both women and men of all ages, which is not something we fully expected to find," explained co-author John Robbins, a professor at UC Davis. "We now need to investigate the best dosage, duration and optimal way for people to take it."



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