Reduce chance of falling with 800 IU of vitamin D - European Food Safety Authority

DSM gains new EU health claim confirming the links between vitamin D and a reduced risk of falling in elderly

It 'only' took DSM 8 years to get the EFSA approval

See also VitaminDWiki

• Overview Fractures and Falls and Vitamin D 800 IU is the very bare minimum amount

• Seniors need at least 4,000 IU vitamin D, no test needed – Consensus Jan 2014

• Yet again, 800 IU of vitamin D was found to be barely enough to help bones – Lancet Oct 2013

• Vitamin D may prevent falls and fractures without Calcium – an overview of 9 meta-analysis – Oct 2012

• Bone fractures reduced by a minimum of 800 IU vitamin D and Calcium – meta-meta-analysis March 2014

• Seniors with adequate vitamin D could rebalance themselves 80% faster, and thus not fall as often – 2013

• Half of seniors got NO response at all from 1600 IU of vitamin D