|NEWSRoom | Source: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center| Older
Adults May Need More Vitamin D to Prevent Mobility Difficulties
Older adults who don’t get enough vitamin D—either from diet,
supplements or sun exposure—may be at increased risk of
developing mobility limitations and disability, according to new
research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. “This is one
of the first studies to look at the association of vitamin D and
the onset of new mobility limitations or disability in older
adults,” said lead author Denise Houston, PhD, RD, a nutrition
epidemiologist in the Wake Forest Baptist Department of
Geriatrics and Gerontology. Houston researches vitamin D and its
effects on physical function. The study, published online in the
Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, analyzed the
association between vitamin D and onset of mobility limitation
and disability over six years of follow-up using data from the
National Institute on Aging’s Health, Aging, and Body
Composition (Health ABC) study. Mobility l