Vitamin D Supplementation Slows Age-Related Bone Loss in Older Women
As we age, the focus shifts from building bone to maintaining bone. Those who maintain best are less likely to suffer skeletal dysfunction and disability.
Until recently, it was unknown whether improving vitamin D status (without changing calcium intake) could have a positive effect on bone turnover. Research published in the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology confirms that correcting vitamin D deficiencies in older women can suppress age-related increases in bone turnover, which also helps reduce bone resorption (the process by which bone breaks down and releases its minerals, resulting in a transfer of calcium from bone into the blood).