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Supplementation not enough to reduce fractures.(Gynecology)
HARROGATE, ENGLAND -- Calcium and vitamin D supplementation do not reduce the risk of clinical fracture among women identified as having one or more risk factors for hip fracture, a randomized controlled trial has shown.
Investigators at the University of York (England), in collaboration with community primary care providers, recruited 3,322 women aged 70 years and older, who had at least one of the following risk factors for hip fracture: previous fracture, low body weight, maternal history of hip fracture, a fall in the previous 12 months, or older age (per year increase).
About half of the women were randomized to receive daily oral supplementation of 1,000 mg of calcium and 800 IU vitamin D, along with a patient information leaflet on dietary calcium intake and fall prevention.
The remaining patients were randomized to a control group and ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Supplementation not enough to reduce fractures.(Gynecology)