Extra Osseous Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Muscle Function, Body, Sway, and Falling

摘要

The risk of fractures increases with age. This is indeed a result of increasing bone fragility due to osteoporosis but it is also a result of an increasing number of falls. Consequently, therapeutic interventions should either increase bone mass and bone quality or decrease the risk of falling. Here, we present the results of a randomized, double-blind intervention study, which allows the conclusion that a short-term supplementation with vitamin D and calcium influences muscle function, and thus reduces the risk of falling.