Usefulness of Vitamin D supplements for bone health
I was surprised to read this one study on Vitamin D supplementation. I would expect a recommendation to wear less sunscreen! Of course, the opinion may change in the medical establishment, as it often does. See below:
That daily vitamin D pill doesn't lower risk of bone fractures, study finds
It has seemed like such a good idea for such a long time, but a large new study in NEJM again knocks down vitamin D taken as a supplement or part of a multivitamin, concluding it does not help prevent broken bones. When our bodies make the vitamin from sunlight or eat it in food, yes, it helps keep bones healthy. But daily doses of supplemental vitamin D did not significantly lower total bone fractures, nonvertebral fractures, or hip fractures in a study of 25,871 adults, more than half of whom were women, and one-fifth were Black.
“The key here is that it takes only small to moderate amounts of vitamin D to improve bone health to maintain bone health,” study leader JoAnn Manson of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, who has led multiple vitamin D studies, told STAT’s Elissa Welle. “And more is not necessarily better.”
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I have decided to pause taking Vitamin D for a week or so to see if that helps my "lightheadedness. That is not the right term to describe what I am experiencing but it is the closest I can come to that. If my body builds up to an off the scale reading for a water-soluble vitamin, what does it do to a fat soluble one! I have found I can keep my Vitamin B12 level at a safe one by taking it only once a week. Michael's comment about possible increased risk of falling registered with me. Although weighing less than 100lb, I do not have a lot of fat to store the Vit D in.
My vitamin D3K2 1000 (I take two a day) indicates it should be taken after a meal, preferably one that includes some fat.
Best wishes, Cindy