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Review
. 1992 Feb;50(2):52-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1992.tb02515.x.

Preventing wintertime bone loss: effects of vitamin D supplementation in healthy postmenopausal women

No authors listed
Review

Preventing wintertime bone loss: effects of vitamin D supplementation in healthy postmenopausal women

No authors listed. Nutr Rev. 1992 Feb.

Abstract

A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in health, postmenopausal women with low vitamin D intakes (100 IU/day) has shown that increasing daily vitamin D intake to 500 IU for one year can significantly reduce late wintertime bone loss and increase bone density in the spine.

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