Vitamin D Supplements May Stave Off Disability And Mobility Issues In The Elderly
According to a new study published online in the Journal of Gerontologyelderly individuals with insufficient levels of vitamin D, regardless of whether obtained through diet, supplements or sun exposure, could have a higher risk of developing mobility problems and disability.
Leading researcher, Denise Houston, Ph.D., R.D., a nutrition epidemiologist in the Wake Forest Baptist Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology who studies vitamin D and its impact on physical function, declared: “This is one of the first studies to look at the association of vitamin D and the onset of new mobility limitations or disability in older adults.”
The team analyzed the link between vitamin D and onset of mobility limitation and disability over a period of six years, having obtained data from the National Institute on Aging’s Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) study that included 3,075 black and white men and women between the ages of 70 to 79 years, of which they 2,099 proved eligible for their study. The team defined the limitation of mobility and disability as any difficulty or inability to walk several blocks or climb a flight of stairs.
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