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<blockquote data-quote="Cataceous" data-source="post: 177676" data-attributes="member: 38109"><p><em>In a <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29279934" target="_blank">more recent meta-analysis</a> of 33 randomised trials of over 50,000 older adults, supplementation with calcium or vitamin D had no effect on the incidence of fractures. There were also no clear benefits on muscle strength or mobility.</em></p><p><em>...</em></p><p><em><strong>It can no longer be recommended for use in other conditions</strong>; the vast majority of the positive published studies in 137 diseases were reviewed as <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24690624" target="_blank">spurious</a>. It was widely believed that vitamin D supplements prevented cardiovascular disease, but meta-analyses and large-scale genetic MR studies have ruled this out.</em></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.sciencealert.com/the-largest-ever-clinical-study-on-vitamin-d-shows-we-re-wrong-about-its-benefits[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Even the possible protective effect against colds and flu is mainly seen in those with serum levels below 10 ng/mL, which is abysmal. [<a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216110002.htm" target="_blank">R</a>]</p><p></p><p><em>52 trials with a total of 75 454 participants were identified. <strong>Vitamin D supplementation was not associated with all cause mortality</strong> (risk ratio 0.98, 95% confidence interval 0.95 to 1.02, I2=0%), cardiovascular mortality (0.98, 0.88 to 1.08, 0%), or non-cancer, non-cardiovascular mortality (1.05, 0.93 to 1.18, 0%).</em>[<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31405892" target="_blank">R</a>]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/health/vitamin-d-deficiency-supplements.html" target="_blank">Why Are So Many People Popping Vitamin D?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/the-sun-goes-down-on-vitamin-d-why-i-changed-my-mind-about-this-celebrated-supplement-a6800191.html" target="_blank">Have We Been Wrong About the Benefits of Vitamin D?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vitamin-d_n_8137364" target="_blank">Vitamin D: Don't Overdo a Good Thing</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cataceous, post: 177676, member: 38109"] [I]In a [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29279934']more recent meta-analysis[/URL] of 33 randomised trials of over 50,000 older adults, supplementation with calcium or vitamin D had no effect on the incidence of fractures. There were also no clear benefits on muscle strength or mobility. ... [B]It can no longer be recommended for use in other conditions[/B]; the vast majority of the positive published studies in 137 diseases were reviewed as [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24690624']spurious[/URL]. It was widely believed that vitamin D supplements prevented cardiovascular disease, but meta-analyses and large-scale genetic MR studies have ruled this out.[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.sciencealert.com/the-largest-ever-clinical-study-on-vitamin-d-shows-we-re-wrong-about-its-benefits[/URL] Even the possible protective effect against colds and flu is mainly seen in those with serum levels below 10 ng/mL, which is abysmal. [[URL='https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216110002.htm']R[/URL]] [I]52 trials with a total of 75 454 participants were identified. [B]Vitamin D supplementation was not associated with all cause mortality[/B] (risk ratio 0.98, 95% confidence interval 0.95 to 1.02, I2=0%), cardiovascular mortality (0.98, 0.88 to 1.08, 0%), or non-cancer, non-cardiovascular mortality (1.05, 0.93 to 1.18, 0%).[/I][[URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31405892']R[/URL]] [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/health/vitamin-d-deficiency-supplements.html']Why Are So Many People Popping Vitamin D?[/URL] [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/the-sun-goes-down-on-vitamin-d-why-i-changed-my-mind-about-this-celebrated-supplement-a6800191.html']Have We Been Wrong About the Benefits of Vitamin D?[/URL] [URL='https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vitamin-d_n_8137364']Vitamin D: Don't Overdo a Good Thing[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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