A STUDY published in the Lancet
has said there was little reason to
prescribe vitamin D supplements to
healthy adults to reduce the risk of
diseases or fractures.
Titled ‘The effect of vitamin
D supplementation on skeletal,
vascular, or cancer outcomes: a
trial sequential meta-analysis’, the
study’s findings suggested that
vitamin D supplementation with
or without calcium did not reduce
skeletal or non-skeletal outcomes
in unselected community-dwelling
individuals by more than 15%.
“Future trials with similar
designs are unlikely to alter these
conclusions.”
This came after analysing more
than 100 trials, the BBC reported.
However at-risk groups such
as pregnant women and the
elderly were still advised to take
supplements, the publication said.
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