Why vitamin D supplementation is necessary in women 50+? Review article

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Bartosz J. Sapilak
Witold Tłustochowicz
Marek Braszkiewicz

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Recent studies have demonstrated the involvement of vitamin D not only in bone metabolism, but also in immunological processes. Vitamin D supplementation in women over the age of 50 is associated with a decrease in the risk of osteoporosis fractures and falls as well as with an increase in muscular strength. Studies indicate that vitamin D deficiency is linked to increased incidence of autoimmunological diseases, and vitamin D supplementation reduces the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis. In the 50+ female patients vitamin D should be supplemented all year round.

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Sapilak , B. J., Tłustochowicz , W., & Braszkiewicz, M. (2017). Why vitamin D supplementation is necessary in women 50+?. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 10(3(36), 241-244. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/jebm/article/view/2132
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