New Guidelines: No Daily Vitamin D/Calcium Postmenopause

by Dr. J. Kyle Mathews | March 4th, 2013

New Guidelines: No Daily Vitamin D/Calcium Postmenopause A new US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statement has concluded that the evidence is insufficient to support the use of vitamin D and calcium supplementation to prevent fractures among men and premenopausal women. However, the task force did find sufficient evidence to recommend against daily vitamin…Read the Rest of Article

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Most getting enough calcium, vitamin D, report says

by Dr. J. Kyle Mathews | November 30th, 2010

A report today from the influential Institute of Medicine sets the first formal recommendations for daily intakes of calcium and vitamin D for bone health, and suggests that most people are getting what they need. The recommended amounts are higher than guidelines set 13 years ago that were simply estimates, but the vitamin D recommendations…Read the Rest of Article

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Do Calcium Supplements Boost Heart-Attack Risk?

by Dr. J. Kyle Mathews | September 3rd, 2010

A study looking at 15 randomized trials finds the use of calcium supplements without coadministered vitamin D is associated with an increased risk of heart attack.

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Higher Vitamin D Levels May be Good For More Than Your Bones

by Dr. J. Kyle Mathews | June 21st, 2010

A Recent study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) reported in the April issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology suggest Higher vitamin D levels are linked to a lower risk for female pelvic floor disorders. Female Pelvic Floor Disorders, or Pelvic Organ Prolapse, (Dropping of the Uterus, Vaginal, Urinary Bladder and/or Rectum) affects approximately one in three women over the age of 45.

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