Taking calcium and vitamin D doesn't necessarily protect the bones of older women. That's the news from the same Women's Initiative Study that said low-fat diets aren't all that beneficial in fighting ...

Vitamin D and calcium supplementation may reduce risk of cancer but increase risk of cardiovascular disease, new study shows. The study, which looked at postmenopausal women, showed that the ...

As we enter our 50s, it's time to reassess our intake of calcium, which helps mitigate bone loss, and vitamin D, which helps us absorb calcium. That's because women lose about 3% of their bone mass ...

Calcium, vitamin D, or combined supplements offer little to no clinically meaningful benefit on fracture and fall prevention in most older people, finds an in-depth review of the latest evidence ...

Vitamin D and calcium supplements do little to prevent broken bones or falls in older people – and the Government should urgently rethink its advice telling millions of Britons to take them, a ...

Dr. Troy Mensen is a family medicine doctor based in the Chicago area. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Northern Iowa and his doctorate at Des Moines University College of ...