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Article: KEY GAPS REMAIN IN UNDERSTANDING HEALTH EFFECTS OF VITAMIN D
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 12, 2008
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following press release:
Despite considerable progress in research to understand the health effects of vitamin D, experts convened by the NIH to review the available data found major gaps in the evidence. The data are strongest in the area of bone health among elderly men and post-menopausal women, suggesting that increased vitamin D intake can improve bone health and prevent falls. For other age groups and health issues, though, it is too early to say conclusively whether more vitamin D might be beneficial.
An in-depth review of current research on the health effects of vitamin D is being published ...