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Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for dynapenia (poor muscle strength)
1. Dynapenia is an important risk factor for disability and death later in life. A 4-year follow up study looked at association between #VitaminD deficiency and #dynapenia in 3205 people aged 50 or more.
1. Dynapenia is an important risk factor for disability and death later in life. A 4-year follow up study looked at association between #VitaminD deficiency and #dynapenia in 3205 people aged 50 or more.
2. Vitamin D deficiency (< 30 nmol/L or <12 ng/mL) increased the risk of the incidence of dynapenia by 70% after 4 years. The risk was even higher in people aged 70-79 (4-times higher) and those aged 80 or more (8 times higher)
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link.springer.com/article/10.100…
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link.springer.com/article/10.100…
3. Vitamin D participates in both biochemical processes for the maintenance of muscle mass & muscle contraction kinetics. Through its genomic effects, vitamin D exerts an influence on the expression of contractile proteins & differentiation of muscle fibers, which affects the +
