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AMeta-analysis · 81 RCTs, 53,537 people

Effects of vitamin D supplementation on musculoskeletal health: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis

M Bolland, A Grey, A Avenell. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 2018.

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In plain language
Vitamin D did not prevent fractures or falls or meaningfully change bone density.
Limits
Few trials in severely deficient people.
Source
doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(18)30265-1 · PubMed 30293909

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