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    Do Vitamin D Supplements Improve Muscle Health?

    By WileyAugust 17, 20215 Comments2 Mins Read
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    An analysis suggests that vitamin D supplementation does not yield beneficial effects on muscle function, strength, or mass.

    Vitamin D supplementation does not have beneficial effects on muscle function, strength, or mass, according to an analysis of all available data from relevant randomized controlled clinical trials.

    The analysis, which is published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, included 54 trials involving 8,747 individuals. Overall, there were no benefits of vitamin D over placebo for improving muscle health. On the contrary, vitamin D appeared to have detrimental effects in terms of increased time spent performing what’s called the Timed Up and Go test, a decrease in maximum strength at knee flexion, and a tendency towards a reduced score of the Short Physical Performance Battery.

    “Care should be taken recommending vitamin D supplementation to improve muscle strength and function in people with normal or only slightly impaired vitamin D status,” said lead author Lise Sofie Bislev, MD, PhD, of Aarhus University Hospital, in Denmark. “We need to study further whether it may benefit muscles in those with severe vitamin D deficiency, however.”

    Reference: “Vitamin D and Muscle Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials” by Lise Sofie Bislev, Diana Grove-Laugesen and Lars Rejnmark, 17 August 2021, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
    DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4412

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    5 Comments

    1. Islam on August 17, 2021 11:46 pm

      🔴 What Is Islam? ⚠️

      🔴 Islam is not just another religion.

      🔵 It is the same message preached by Moses, Jesus and Abraham.

      🔴 Islam literally means ‘submission to God’ and it teaches us to have a direct relationship with God.

      🔵 It reminds us that since God created us, no one should be worshipped except God alone.

      🔴 It also teaches that God is nothing like a human being or like anything that we can imagine.

      🌍 The concept of God is summarized in the Quran as:

      📖 { “Say, He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He does not give birth, nor was He born, and there is nothing like Him.”} (Quran 112:1-4)[4] 📚

      🔴 Becoming a Muslim is not turning your back to Jesus.

      🔵 Rather it’s going back to the original teachings of Jesus and obeying him.

      Reply
      • Mish on August 21, 2021 5:23 am

        There is no god. Any religion, just like Islam, is stupid.

        Reply
    2. B on August 18, 2021 8:10 pm

      Jesus is God in the flesh!
      He died with our sins then resurrected! This means we are forgiven and eternal life in the new world is ours!

      Reply
    3. JW on August 19, 2021 12:28 am

      Duh, vitamind d levels and l-glutamine levels are inversely related and we need l-glutamine for muscle recovery. How about we check amino acids like l-glutamien the other 8 it makes and finally realize l-glutamine deficiency is real and actually not very rare. Look up cervogenic headaches, migraines, vestivular migraines and see how l-glutamine even relates to a hyperpermeable leaky gut. Come on, I figured this out when I was very sick. You scientists and article writers can do better.

      Reply
    4. Cynthia on August 22, 2021 6:03 am

      Any religion is Okay except when it causes those who believe to force others to believe. IT IS NOT RELIGION that is a problem but rather those who seek to cram it down someone’s throat.

      Reply
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