Vitamin D, Calcium Supplements May Not Reduce Risk Of Bone Fractures, Review Suggests.

reports researchers found that people over the age of 50 who take vitamin D and calcium supplements may not reduce their risk of fractures “regardless of dose, the gender of the patient, history of fractures or the amount of calcium in the diet.” Researchers analyzed “33 randomized clinical trials involving more than 50,000 adults over the age of 50.” The article points out that the US Preventive Services Task Force has questioned the benefits of taking vitamin D and calcium supplements “since 2013 when it issued recommendations saying evidence to support the benefit of the supplements in older adults without osteoporosis or vitamin D deficiency was ‘insufficient.’” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/12/26/calcium-and-vitamin-d-supplements-may-not-protect-against-bone-fractures-in-elderly/