Vitamin D supplements do not treat diseases, says study
Posted on: 19/Jun/2016 11:19:20 AM
A study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine has said that those who pop vitamin D pills regularly may be better off simply spending your cash on fruit and vegetables. The study suggests that supplements give no protection against diseases. Say the researchers, Wouldn`t it be great if there was a single thing that you or I could do to be healthy that was as simple as taking a vitamin, which seems benign, every day? There is an appeal to it. There is a simplicity to it. But for the average person, they don`t need it.
Evidence for 10 common beliefs about Vitamin D were studied intensively. These beliefs ranged from the ability of vitamin D to reduce falls and fractures, improve depression and mental well-being, prevent rheumatoid arthritis, treat Multiple Sclerosis, and lessen incidences of cancer and mortality. The results showed little evidence though that supplementation with this vitamin has much of an effect at all.
Say the researchers, only a few of the 10 beliefs the team looked into seemed to exhibit some scientific proof. Strongest among them, vitamin D was shown to have a minor impact in reducing the number of falls among the elderly and reducing fractures. Other possible benefits of vitamin D covered in the review were not borne out or are still unproven. However, much of the existing research around vitamin D was poorly executed and consists of poor quality evidence. Moving forward it needs to consistently be of a higher caliber to be of clinical relevance.
