Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of mortality in adults.
@article{Bjelakovic2014VitaminDS, title={Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of mortality in adults.}, author={G. Bjelakovic and L. Gluud and D. Nikolova and K. Whitfield and J. Wetterslev and R. Simonetti and M. Bjelakovi{\'c} and C. Gluud}, journal={The Cochrane database of systematic reviews}, year={2014}, volume={1}, pages={ CD007470 } }
BACKGROUND
Available evidence on the effects of vitamin D on mortality has been inconclusive. In a recent systematic review, we found evidence that vitamin D3 may decrease mortality in mostly elderly women. The present systematic review updates and reassesses the benefits and harms of vitamin D supplementation used in primary and secondary prophylaxis of mortality.
OBJECTIVES
To assess the beneficial and harmful effects of vitamin D supplementation for prevention of mortality in healthy… CONTINUE READING
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