14 June 2013
According to a new study from Norway insufficient supply of vitamin D seems to significantly increase the risk of suffering a hip fracture for older adults.
In the prospective cohort study, measured serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and documented cases of hip fracture of 21,774 men and women aged 65–79 over an average of eight years (1). The study results showed that participants with the lowest blood vitamin D concentrations (below 42.2 nmol/l resp.
17 ng/ml) had a 38% increased risk of hip fracture compared with the highest levels (above 67.9 nmol/l resp. 27 ng/ml). The hip fracture risk fell continuously with increasing serum levels of the vitamin, with the steepest and most consistent decrease at levels in the magnitude of 40 to 60 nmol/L. The association was stronger in men than in women.
The researchers concluded that low vitamin D status is a risk factor for hip fracture. The results also suggest a preventive effect occurring at levels above 75 nmol/L compared with levels below 50 nmol/L, they added. Norway, a high-latitude country where low sun exposure exacerbates vitamin D insufficiency, has one of the highest hip fracture rates worldwide.
1 June 2014
A new study from Australia reports that an increase of blood omega-3 fatty acid concentration by fish oil intake seems to be more effective in females and at concurrent vitamin/mineral supplementation.
12 June 2017
A glimpse into the vitamin E deficiency experienced globally and ways to help combat this deficiency through healthy dietary habits.
13 December 2013
A new study from Taiwan reports that a supplementation with coenzyme Q10 significantly enhances antioxidant enzyme activities and lowers inflammation in patients who have coronary artery disease (CAD) and are being treated with statins.
