VITAMIN D: PREVENTING DISEASES LINKED TO AGING
Supplements of vitamin D
Vitamin D may play a key role in the prevention and treatment of diseases associated with aging, according to researchers at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON). These results were published in the latest issue of the Journal of Aging and Gerontology.
The researchers suggest an association between vitamin D deficiency and chronic diseases associated with aging, such as cognitive impairment, depression, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and cancer.
"The vitamin D deficiency is a serious condition common medical significantly affects the health and well-being of the elderly," said Sue Penckofer, study author and professor at the MNSON.
The elderly are at risk of vitamin D deficiency due to diet, the less time outdoors and reduced absorption of nutrients. With an aging population in progress, it is estimated that over the next 50 years the problem will become much more widespread.
"To better understand the relationship between vitamin D and chronic disease in the elderly and whether vitamin D supplementation can prevent or treat these disorders is important, given the growing number of people at risk for these health problems," said Meghan Meehan , author of the study.
The Institute of Medicine recommends that adults generally up to age 70 take 600 IU of vitamin D a day and adults over age 70 take 800 IU of vitamin D per day.
The authors of the study concluded that the elderly population continues to grow, and are needed universal guidelines for the deficiency of vitamin D. Research to examine the correct dosage of supplements of vitamin D needed to prevent chronic diseases of aging would also a significant benefit for future generations.
Source: Worldhealth
Supplements of vitamin D