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SUBMITTER: Schlogl M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3979692 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Schlögl Mathias M Holick Michael F MF
Clinical interventions in aging 20140402
In recent years, emerging evidence has linked vitamin D not only to its known effects on calcium and bone metabolism, but also to many chronic illnesses involving neurocognitive decline. The importance of vitamin D3 in reducing the risk of these diseases continues to increase due to the fact that an increasing portion of the population in developed countries has a significant vitamin D deficiency. The older population is at an especially high risk for vitamin D deficiency due to the decreased cu ...[more]