Context: There is growing evidence that vitamin D plays a role on several tissues including
skeletal muscle. Objective: The aim was to summarize with a meta-analysis, the effects of …

Background Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that predicts the onset of disability, morbidity and
mortality in elderly people; it is a state of pre-disability and is reversible. The aim of this …

Muscle atrophy and sarcopenia (the term given to the age-related decline in muscle mass
and function), influence an individuals risk of falls, frailty, functional decline, and, ultimately …

Beyond its established role in bone and mineral homeostasis, there is emerging evidence
that vitamin D exerts a range of effects in skeletal muscle. Reports of profound muscle …

Objectives To systematically review and quantitatively synthesize the effect of vitamin D
supplementation on muscle strength, gait, and balance in older adults. Design Systematic …

Vitamin D is the main hormone of bone metabolism. However, the ubiquitary nature of
vitamin D receptor (VDR) suggests potential for widespread effects, which has led to new …

Importance While vitamin D supplementation and exercise are recommended for prevention
of falls for older people, results regarding these 2 factors are contradictory. Objective To …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products,
Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) derived dietary reference values (DRV s) for vitamin D. The …

Background: Vitamin D supplementation may prevent falls in older persons, but evidence is
inconsistent, possibly because of dosage differences. Objective: To compare the effects of 4 …

Background The most common methods for measuring mobility in older adulthood include
performance-based tests, such as the Timed-Up-and-Go and gait speed. While these …