Call to action: Vitamin D to prevent of treat hip fracture (50,000 weekly for 8 weeks, then bi-weekly) – Holick
A call for action: standard of care guidelines to assess vitamin D status are needed for patients with hip fracture
Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jul 25;nqaa202. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa202.
M F Holick 1
Vitamin D can (no test needed)1. Prevent hip fracture 1. Reduce the time to recover after hip fracture1. Reduce the risk of death after hip fractureFalls and Fractures category contains the following{include}--- 1. Vitamin D Life pages with CALL and ACTION in titleThis list is automatically updated{LIST()}
📄 Download the PDF from Vitamin D Life
"The Endocrine Society’s practice guidelines on vitamin D recommend that an effective method for treating and preventing recurring vitamin D deficiency is to give a patient 50,000 IU vitamin D-2 or vitamin D-3 once a week for 8 wk followed by a maintenance dose of 50,000 IU vitamin D-2 or vitamin D-3 once every 2 wk thereafter "