New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that 77 percent of trauma patients had deficient or insufficient levels of vitamin D.
Researchers have linked a lack of vitamin D with muscle weakness, bone fractures, and the inability of bones to fully heal. In a new study, investigators sought to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among orthopaedic trauma patients.
Investigators reviewed the medical records of 1,830 adult (ages 18 and older) patients at a university Level 1 trauma center from Jan. 1, 2009 to Sept. 30, 2010.
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Low Vitamin D Linked to Depression Posted on 2012-01-24 06:00:00 in Depression | Vitamins |
A number of previous studies have linked low levels of Vitamin D with a number of diseases, from cardiovascular to neurological. E. Sherwood Brown, from The Cooper Institute (Texas, USA), and colleagues examined the results of 12,594 men and women seen at the Cooper Clinic from from late 2006 to late 2010. The team observed that higher vitamin D levels (measured as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]) associated with a significantly decreased risk of current depression, particularly among people with a prior history of depression. R
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PORTLAND — For years, calcium and vitamin D supplements have been touted as the key to a healthier body. But a new medical report shows too much of the vitamins may actually increase your risk of heart disease and cancer.
You can find them in milk, orange juice, even breakfast cereal. And if you want them in pill form you’ve got several to choose from: Calcium for stronger bones and vitamin D for a variety of benefits.
“I just came from the doctor’s and she said, ‘Take vitamin-D.’ She said it helps with colds,” said Portlander Gena Berry, who takes several supplements.
In addition to fighting colds, vitamin D has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
But new findings by the Institute of Medicine show that most of us don’t need calcium or vitamin D supplements, and that taking too much of them could actually be harmful.
“Very few of our patients are on calcium supplements so we discourage them in most cases,” said Dr.
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