Osteoporose Bones need vitamin D

Every other osteoporosis patient is undersupplied with vitamin D.
Regardless of age and no matter whether they live in little sun or sun-rich areas: About 50 percent of all patients with osteoporosis have too little vitamin D.

The vitamin, which can form the body by using sunlight itself has central importance for bone metabolism. Only if adequate vitamin D is present (the daily requirement varies from two to ten micrograms) of calcium can be optimally absorbed by the intestines and then incorporated into the bone. Unlike other vitamins, vitamin D can be found only in some foods, such as in fish, butter, egg yolks and mushrooms.

Vitamin deficiency of independent lifestyle

Vitamin D deficiency in many women noted a recent study of over 1500 people who have been treated with medication for osteoporosis. About half were provided with insufficient vitamin D. The study presented their authors at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Two other smaller studies found a similar result. Example, a study of 78 women had bone fractures at the Hospital of Minnesota, was that the vitamin D levels in almost all patients (97 percent) that recommended.

Recommendation: In addition to swallow vitamin D

A study of 252 women in mind in turn, shows that increased sun exposure is not protect against vitamin D deficiency: Even in sunny areas such as southern California is a large part of osteoporotic patients under vitamin D supply. Regardless of age and ethnicity also more than half of all women (53 percent) were affected.

The studies show that patients with osteoporosis should definitely take vitamin D supplementation to improve their bone metabolism. For this, a supply of daily 400 to 800 IU (10 to 20 micrograms) vitamin D recommended.