Low levels of vitamin D in older adults can raise mortality risk by 30%

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August 8, 2012

A new study concludes that among older adults – especially those who are frail – low levels of vitamin D could mean a much higher mortality risk. But instead of a knee-jerk reaction rushing to sources of vitamin D, it’s important to first measure the level of vitamin D in older adults before older people start buying senior vitamins containing huge doses of vitamin D because vitamin D impacts muscle function and bones.

Therefore, it makes sense that the fat-soluble vitamin plays a big role in frailty. But can enough vitamin D ward-off or slow the progression of frailty? Or will too much vitamin D calcify the aorta of some older people who have a certain genetic variation?

Locally in Sacramento and Davis, the University of California, Davis Health System found low vitamin D levels in people living in Northern California who were suffering from metabolic syndrome, according to the local study, “UC Davis Health System study finds low vitamin-D levels in Northern California Residents with metabolic syndrome. In the U.C. Davis Health System study, scientists noted that supplementation with the “sunshine vitamin” may reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

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