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Vitamin D Lowers Fracture Risk, but Its Effects on Cancer & CVD Aren't Clear
Source: Journal WATCH
Two reviews on vitamin D appearing in the Annals of Internal Medicine point to its role in lowering fracture risk, but say little is known about its effect on cardiovascular disease and cancer.
One review, undertaken to help the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force draft recommendations, concludes that vitamin D, combined with calcium supplements, reduces fracture risk in older adults. The effect is greater among institutionalized adults than among those living in the community or among postmenopausal women. The reviewers point to conflicting findings on whether vitamin D might decrease (or even increase) the risk for cancer and thus could draw no conclusions.
The other review points to research linking hypovitaminosis D with cardiovascular disease, but says that several confounders may be at work in the association. The review concludes that "no clear evidence indicates that vitamin D supplementation has a role to play in the prevention of cardiovascular disease."
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