Fall-preventing effect of vitamin D
Abstract
It is well established that activated vitamin D(3) affects bone metabolism and its bone fracture reducing effect is prominent considering relatively weak effect on increase of bone mineral density. The risk of osteoporotic bone fracture generally correlates with bone mineral density. On the other hand, fall is a major cause of bone fracture in the elderly people. Therefore, bone fracture reducing effect of activated vitamin D(3) can be presumed as the result of reduction of fall incidents (such as the effects on the stability of body balance and muscle strength), as well as the effects on bone strength and quality. In this manuscript, the relation between fall, bone fracture and vitamin D would be introduced.
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