date:Jul 10, 2012
k of most fractures, including hip, wrist and forearm in both men and women.
Importantly we saw there was no benefit to taking vitamin D supplements in doses below 800 IUs per day,she added.
Dawson-Hughes added that supplementation with vitamin D is an efficient intervention for a problem that can be costly. She noted that supplements cost pennies whereas the estimated cost of treating a fracture is thousands.
The average recovery is long and painful and deeply impacts quality of life. After