Almost half of older adults take vitamin D with or without calcium.

Researchers at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, in Australia, reviewed the evidence. (more…)

An expert committee of the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) with a multi-specialty council of medical experts in the field of bone health have updated recommendations.

Let’s focus on prevention, which emphasizes many of the CAM topics that dominate this website.

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Vitamin D appears to affect many health outcomes.

An international group of researchers reviewed the literature to see if there’s an effect on mortality. (more…)

Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston,  investigated the effect of calcium + vitamin D-supplemented orange juice on weight loss and visceral (internal organs) adipose tissue in overweight and obese adults. (more…)

Calcium supplements are widely used to help prevent osteoporosis but have been associated with a possible increase in the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

Now, researchers from the UK and Denmark have presented an alternative view. (more…)

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, reviewed the evidence. (more…)

Dietary supplements are commonly taken to prevent chronic disease.

Researchers in Finland, Norway, and the Republic of Korea studied the long-term health consequences. (more…)

Low blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] have been associated with impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes.

Researchers at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, in Tehran, Iran studied the effects of vitamin D3 + calcium–fortified yogurt drink on blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes. (more…)

Colorectal cancer is strongly associated with a Western lifestyle.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, present an overview of the evidence. (more…)

The Women’s Health Initiative reported a 17% excess in urinary tract stone formation with calcium + vitamin D supplements.

Now, researchers in the US evaluated whether this risk might be modified by certain patient characteristics. (more…)

Prof. Ernst has reviewed the evidence.

Here’s what we know. (more…)

Researchers at the University of Sheffield, in the UK, reviewed the evidence for calcium in reducing the recurrence of adenomas (benign tumors) and the occurrence of colorectal cancer. (more…)

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have written a succinct review.

Let’s cut to the chase. (more…)

Researchers at Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, in Hong Kong, China, reviewed the evidence for CAM in the context of the overall treatment plan. (more…)

Researchers from the US and Israel studied the effects of dairy calcium and vitamin D for weight loss. (more…)

Researchers in the US, UK, and Australia reviewed the evidence and tell us that taking calcium supplements without also taking vitamin D is associated with an increased risk of heart attack. (more…)

Researchers from Australia, New Zealand, and the US collaborated to review the evidence.

Their findings suggest you might be better off getting your calcium from dietary sources. (more…)

Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, at Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia, reviews the latest recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). (more…)

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore, Maryland reviewed the evidence. (more…)

Researchers from Australia and the UK reviewed the evidence. (more…)