Vitamin D Keeps Women Juicy:

Recent clinical trials have shown that vitamin D supplementation for nine months is sufficient to reduce the risk of falls in older women.

A total of 160 Brazilian women, aged 50 to 65, were selected to continue taking 1,000 IU of vitamin D3 orally or as a supplement for nine months.

Dr. Eliana Aguiar Petri Nahas of Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, and her colleagues reported that the participants were primarily affected by vitamin D deficiency or imbalance, which included excess weight.

The study also found that vitamin D levels were low in bone mineral density, parathyroid hormone, alkaline phosphatase, creatinine, and calcium. Plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D increased significantly in the supplement group, from 15 ng/mL to 27.5 ng/mL, while in the placebo group, the difference between two advanced cycles was not observed.

Falls were reported significantly more frequently in the supplement group (23.7%) compared to the placebo group (46.3%).

The post-treatment fall rate was 1.95 times higher among untreated women, while the post-treatment fall rate was 2.8 times higher.

The online publication in the journal "Disruption" stated that "64.7% of women who reported falling between one and three times during the trial were in the placebo group. The fall rate in this group was also very high (less than 80%), with a period of four or more falls."