Vitamin D Plus Calcium Supplementation for Fall Prevention: Short Review

Malak Hussain A Asiri; Abdulaziz Ayed A Alshahrani; Majed Mohammed S Alshehri; Abdulrahman Jawdat R Albalawi; Waleed Farhan D Alshammari; Jalawi Talal A Alotaibi; Anfal Atallah S Alamrani; Omar Mansour M Halawani; Aumniyat Saad A Alrashidi; Mohammed Ibrahim F Binibrahim

doi:10.51847/IUFHXT3

2021 Volume 11 Issue 1

Vitamin D Plus Calcium Supplementation for Fall Prevention: Short Review
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Malak Hussain A Asiri , Abdulaziz Ayed A Alshahrani , Majed Mohammed S Alshehri , Abdulrahman Jawdat R Albalawi , Waleed Farhan D Alshammari , Jalawi Talal A Alotaibi , Anfal Atallah S Alamrani , Omar Mansour M Halawani , Aumniyat Saad A Alrashidi , Mohammed Ibrahim F Binibrahim

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Asiri MHA, Alshahrani AAA, Alshehri MMS, Albalawi AJR, Alshammari WFD, Alotaibi JTA, et al. Vitamin D Plus Calcium Supplementation for Fall Prevention: Short Review. Int J Pharm Phytopharmacol Res. 2021;11(1):94-6. https://doi.org/10.51847/IUFHXT3

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Asiri, M. H. A., Alshahrani, A. A. A., Alshehri, M. M. S., Albalawi, A. J. R., Alshammari, W. F. D., Alotaibi, J. T. A., Alamrani, A. A. S., Halawani, O. M. M., Alrashidi, A. S. A., & Binibrahim, M. I. F. (2021). Vitamin D Plus Calcium Supplementation for Fall Prevention: Short Review. International Journal of Pharmaceutical And Phytopharmacological Research, 11(1), 94-96. https://doi.org/10.51847/IUFHXT3

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Abstract

Falls are associated with significant morbidity and mortality among the elderly. Trials reported that supplementation of vitamin D plus calcium ‎improves muscle strength and function, thereby reducing ‎the risk of falls. ‎ EBSCO, Google Scholar, and Pub Med ‎ databases were ‎searched for related articles using the terms ‎ ‎vitamin D, falls, ergocalciferols, 25- hydroxyvitamin D, and ‎‎‎1, ‎‎25-dihydroxy vitamin D‎. Out of three ‎hundred and four, only ‎four completed ‎the inclusion ‎criteria.‎ Co-administration of vitamin D and calcium ‎ protects against falls among ‎the elderly. Among the elderly‎, vitamin D and calcium a ‎successful fall ‎‎reduction method..