Scientists from University College London and the Federal University of San Carlos (Brazil) found that vitamin D supplements reduced the risk of age-related muscle strength loss in older people by 78%. The research was published in the journal Calcified Tissue International and Musculoskeletal Research.
Dynapinia – age-related loss of muscle strength can be partially explained by muscle atrophy. People with dyspepsia are more likely to fall, need to be hospitalized, and die earlier.
The researchers analyzed data from 3,205 people aged 50 and over who did not suffer from diapenia. Grip strength, considered a good indicator of overall muscular strength, was 26 kg or more for men and 16 kg or more for women.
The main finding was that individuals with vitamin D deficiency, defined as less than 30 nmol per liter of blood, had a 70% higher risk of developing dinapnia (more than 50 nmol/l) at the end of the four-year study period than those with normal vitamin D levels. .
When individuals with osteoporosis and those taking vitamin D were excluded from the analysis, those with vitamin D deficiency had a 78% higher risk of developing muscle weakness.
Vitamin D plays an important role in regulating the body’s absorption of calcium and phosphorus, helps support brain and immune system function, and plays a role in muscle recovery.