According to international researchers in Amsterdam, they have concluded that a boost in vitamin D intake whether from diet, sun exposure, or from supplements among the elderly may lower the dangers of possible falls among old aged citizens. From the past studies that have already been conducted, Vitamin D from supplements may lower the risks of falls. However, not all these studies have been confirmed to be true with regards to their findings. This is because these tests have been subjectively small and only focused on institutionalized seniors, particularly old women.
In this specific study, published in the issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, a group of 1,231 men and women all aged over 65, was studied and followed for a year. On the start of the study, their serum levels of 25- hydroxyvitamin D, also known as 25 (OH) D, the non-active “storage” form of vitamin D, was documented at the start of the research, following prompted self-reports falls from the participants for the whole year.
Researchers of this study concluded the levels of 25 (OH) D, letting down ten nanograms per milliliter of serum, giving it an increase on the risk of falling at least twice by 78 percent, after compensating for sex, age, region, physical activity level, alcohol consumption, smoking, and education levels. According to lead researcher Dr. Marieke Snijder, the possibilities in preventing falls among the elderly by enhancing the Vitamin D levels by supplementation, increase in sun exposure, and even diet, must be further probed among the general elderly population.
Age had a major effect according to researchers, since the participants younger than 75 with low levels of 25 (OH) D were four times likely to fall at least two times compared to the participants older than 75. According to the study, since the population attributable percentage was even higher among individuals aged between 65 and 75 years, as compared to the participants that are older than 75, then Vitamin D supplementation could be relatively effective among the younger batch of the elderly population.
In addition, Mike Adams, a consumer health advocate and holistic nutritionist, said that contrary to popular belief, many elderly falls are preceded by the breaking of a hip caused by chronic vitamin D deficiency. He also added that everybody thinks that elderly falls and break their hip, but it is more often the other way around. The elderly breaks their hips while standing, and that alone causes them to fall. That would be one reason why Vitamin D supplementation can reduce falls among the elderly, simply because it avoids the standing hip breaks through boosting the density of the bone by an enhanced diet in calcium absorption.
Mike Adams also commented that vitamin D deficiency is causing an alarming spread among industrialized nations, and that this deficiency promotes breast cancer, prostate cancer, calcium deficiency, gum diseases, depression, and even schizophrenia. So for the elderly citizens reading this, they should remember that health is important in order to live life fully and enjoy to the fullest.
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