Vitamin D supplementation is a common preventive strategy in delaying functional decline as it is directly associated with the muscle strength. However, a new study claims that high-dose vitamin D supplementation does not improve lower-extremity function and escalates the risk for falls among elderly patients. Lower extremity function impairment is a major risk factor for falls, frailty, loss of autonomy and hip fracture. This type of impairment is a common factor in elderly patients around the world.
The common modality to negate the risks is to supplement elderly patients with vitamin D. Though it is a common practice, definitive clinical evidence pinpointing effectiveness of vitamin D supplements in elderly are still unavailable. To assess whether vitamin D supplements bestow any benefits to elderly patients in reducing the risk of lower extremity functional decline. The scientists…
