Vitamin D Can Help Elderly Women Survive

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110705211008.htm

ScienceDaily (July 5, 2011) — Giving vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) to predominantly elderly women, mainly in institutional care, seems to increase survival. These women are likely to be vitamin D deficient with a significant risk of falls and fractures. This is the key conclusion in a systematic review published in the latest edition of The Cochrane Library.

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