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7 Large review finds calcium and vitamin D supplements provide little fracture prevention benefit in most older adults

A comprehensive review of 69 trials involving nearly 154,000 older adults found that calcium and vitamin D supplements—alone or combined—provide little to no meaningful fracture or fall prevention benefit. The findings challenge routine supplementation recommendations and suggest exercise-based strategies may be more effective.

  • 153,902 adults analyzed across 69 randomized controlled trials
  • High certainty evidence for vitamin D alone (36 trials, 92,045 participants)
  • High certainty evidence for combination therapy (15 trials, 51,126 participants)
  • Published in The BMJ
  • Balance and resistance exercise may be more effective alternatives

Sources: ScienceDaily AI Web Searched, ScienceDaily — Health RSS, ScienceDaily — Nutrition RSS