Calcium, Vitamin D and Aging in Humans
There is increasing recognition that nutrition strongly influences the risk of age-related chronic diseases and mortality. In older adults, inadequate calcium intake and vitamin D deficiency contribute to sarcopenia and osteoporosis. While calcium supplementation alone offers limited fracture protec...
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| description | There is increasing recognition that nutrition strongly influences the risk of age-related chronic diseases and mortality. In older adults, inadequate calcium intake and vitamin D deficiency contribute to sarcopenia and osteoporosis. While calcium supplementation alone offers limited fracture protection, vitamin D combined with calcium significantly reduces hip and fragility fractures, particularly in individuals over 70 and those institutionalized, and may also improve muscle function and reduce falls. Beyond skeletal health, low vitamin D levels have been linked to higher risks of dementia, diabetes, cancer, and infections, although further high-quality studies are needed to clarify its broader preventive and therapeutic roles in older persons. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1753782026-04-16T20:33:23Z Calcium, Vitamin D and Aging in Humans Gonnelli, Stefano Dominguez, Ligia J. Calcium Vitamin D Micronutrients Vitamin Mineral Osteoporosis Bone Aging Sarcopenia Elderly thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society There is increasing recognition that nutrition strongly influences the risk of age-related chronic diseases and mortality. In older adults, inadequate calcium intake and vitamin D deficiency contribute to sarcopenia and osteoporosis. While calcium supplementation alone offers limited fracture protection, vitamin D combined with calcium significantly reduces hip and fragility fractures, particularly in individuals over 70 and those institutionalized, and may also improve muscle function and reduce falls. Beyond skeletal health, low vitamin D levels have been linked to higher risks of dementia, diabetes, cancer, and infections, although further high-quality studies are needed to clarify its broader preventive and therapeutic roles in older persons. 2026-04-16T20:33:15Z 2026-04-16T20:33:15Z 2026 book ONIX_20260416T142754_9783725867486_33 9783725867486 9783725867493 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/175378 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/ https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/12293 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-6749-3 10.3390/books978-3-7258-6749-3 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725867486 9783725867493 138 CH open access |
| spellingShingle | Calcium Vitamin D Micronutrients Vitamin Mineral Osteoporosis Bone Aging Sarcopenia Elderly thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society Calcium, Vitamin D and Aging in Humans |
| title | Calcium, Vitamin D and Aging in Humans |
| title_full | Calcium, Vitamin D and Aging in Humans |
| title_fullStr | Calcium, Vitamin D and Aging in Humans |
| title_full_unstemmed | Calcium, Vitamin D and Aging in Humans |
| title_short | Calcium, Vitamin D and Aging in Humans |
| title_sort | calcium vitamin d and aging in humans |
| topic | Calcium Vitamin D Micronutrients Vitamin Mineral Osteoporosis Bone Aging Sarcopenia Elderly thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society |
| topic_facet | Calcium Vitamin D Micronutrients Vitamin Mineral Osteoporosis Bone Aging Sarcopenia Elderly thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society |
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