Shaun Andersen.
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“Calcium and vitamin D pills prevent broken bones.”

🔴 Myth (for most older adults)

Across 33 trials of 51,000 older adults living at home, calcium and/or vitamin D supplements did not lower the risk of hip or other fractures. (It's a different story if you're truly deficient or in a care facility.)

📋 Systematic review + meta-analysis · 33 RCTs, 51,145 people — Zhao et al., JAMA 2017 · read the study →

Backed by a systematic review or meta-analysis — the top of the evidence pyramid. Not medical advice, just what the best evidence says.

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