Most of the elderly patients in German rehabilitation hospital were found to be suffering from vitamin D deficiency.
Calcium and Vitamin Supplements
Calcium and vitamin supplements are taken to provide the body with the ''required'' nutrients. Calcium is a mineral found in many foods. Vitamins are very important nutrients for the body.
Calcium and vitamin supplements are taken to provide the body with the ''required'' nutrients. Calcium is a mineral found in many foods. Vitamins are very important nutrients for the body.
Insufficiently high concentrations were found in 89% of patients, and 67% had severe vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D affects the calcium and bone metabolism, and it is also attributed with numerous other effects.
A sufficiently high concentration of vitamin D, and its effects on the muscles, seems to help reduce the risk of falls and thus of fractures.
Diseases Related to Old Age
Ageing is referred to the accumulation of changes that brings a person closer to death.
Ageing is referred to the accumulation of changes that brings a person closer to death.
In contrast to the fluctuations in vitamin D levels between the summer and winter halves of the year that is observed in young people, the old patients in this study (average age 82) did not display any seasonal fluctuations.
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Low Vitamin D Levels Could Cause Liver Disease
Low vitamin D levels are associated with a higher incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Low vitamin D levels are associated with a higher incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Source-Eurekalert
Vitamin D for Stress Free Breathing
Patients with chronic lung diseases are at a risk for vitamin D deficiency. Clinical trials are in process to test the potential of Vitamin D correction therapies for asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis.
Patients with chronic lung diseases are at a risk for vitamin D deficiency. Clinical trials are in process to test the potential of Vitamin D correction therapies for asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis.
