NUTRITION: Calcium and vitamin D for extraskeletal health—jury is out
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Velasco, Soledad; Jamal, Sophie A.
- Source
- Nature Reviews Endocrinology. Mar 01, 2012 8(3):132-133
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1759-5029
The extraskeletal benefits and harms of supplementation with calcium and vitamin D are unknown. The RECORD trial compared overall, vascular and cancer mortality and cancer incidence by supplement use and found no evidence of any harm or benefit. However, compliance was poor and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were low.