calcium and vitamin D prevent fractures

I am happy about this, because I have been taking calcium/magnesium and vitamin D for this reason.

http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/newsroom/newsdetail.html?key=3624&svr=http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu&table=published

January 14, 2010
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Taking both calcium and vitamin D supplements on a daily basis reduces the risk of bone fractures, regardless of whether a person is young or old, male or female, or has had fractures in the past, a large study of nearly 70,000 patients from throughout the United States and Europe has found.

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Fractures are a major cause of disability, loss of independence and death for older people. The injuries are often the result of osteoporosis, or porous bone, a disease characterized by low bone mass and bone fragility.

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