Here’s a study that debunks a long-held belief: Taking calcium and Vitamin D supplements to minimise the risk of osteoporosis may have no effect on bone health at all. Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Jia-Guo Zhao and his researchers at Tianjin Hospital, China, scanned 33 previous trials involving 51,000 participants aged above 50 that tested the usefulness of calcium and Vitamin D. The data revealed no association between calcium or Vitamin D and the risk of hip fracture compared to people who had received no treatment. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggest there is no substitute for a healthy lifestyle, which in this case means getting enough exercise and sunshine to get your daily dose of calcium and Vitamin D.

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Featured in Harmony — Celebrate Age Magazine
March 2018