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- Title
Vitamin D in adult health and disease: a review and guideline statement from Osteoporosis Canada.
- Authors
Hanley, David A.; Cranney, Ann; Jones, Glenville; Whiting, Susan J.; Leslie, William D.; Cole, David E. C.; Atkinson, Stephanie A.; Josse, Robert G.; Feldman, Sidney; Kline, Gregory A.; Rosen, Cheryl
- Abstract
The article presents a reprint of the article "Vitamin D in adult health and disease: a review and guideline statement from Osteoporosis Canada," by David A. Hanley and colleagues, which appeared at www.cmaj.ca. It discusses a study which explores the role played by vitamin D in fractures and on various diseases including diabetes mellitus, malignancies and cardiovascular ones. It concludes that calcium and vitamin D3 supplementation increases bone density in men over 50 years old.
- Subjects
PUBLISHED reprints; HANLEY, David A.; VITAMIN D; BONE fractures; CANCER; DIABETES; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; VITAMIN D in human nutrition
- Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2010, Vol 182, Issue 12, pE610
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.080663