Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 6, 2012

If over 65, Vitamin doses of 800 IU and above may prevent fractures Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Vitamin D in high doses may prevent fractures

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Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Walter C. Willett, Endel J. Orav, Paul Lips, Pierre J. Meunier, Ronan A. Lyons, Leon Flicker, John Wark, Rebecca D. Jackson, Jane A. Cauley, Haakon E. Meyer, Michael Pfeifer, Kerrie M. Sanders, Hannes B. Stähelin, Robert Theiler, Bess Dawson-Hughes. A Pooled Analysis of Vitamin D Dose Requirements for Fracture Prevention. New England Journal of Medicine, 2012; 367 (1): 40 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1109617

The pressure and stress exerted upon the feet and lower extremities can be substantial. A common class of sports-related injury is stress fractures.