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Most vitamins, minerals provide minimal impact on bone health
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LOS ANGELES — Other than taking calcium and vitamin D simultaneously, there is a paucity of evidence to support consuming vitamins and minerals for bone health and fracture prevention, a speaker at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress said.
The AACE’s guidelines recommend that the total amount of calcium consumed should not exceed 1,200 to 1,500 IU daily, and that a reasonable clinical approach for vitamin D is at least 1,000 IU per day for adults aged 50 years and older.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has previously recommended against low doses of vitamin D or calcium for the prevention of fractures in post-menopausal women, citing the lack of evidence in this area.
The scarcity of proof also extends to the specific amounts of other vitamins and minerals that patients should take, Daniel L. Hurley, MD, FACE, professor in the division of endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism and nutrition at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, told AACE attendees.
“I would have no idea how to advise you, other than to make sure your patients are meeting the [Dietary Reference Intake],” he said. “A multivitamin is probably not a bad idea if someone is not eating a healthy diet.”
For more Healio coverage of Hurley’s presentation, click here. – by Janel Miller and Regina Schaffer
Reference: Hurley, DL. “Calcium, vitamin D and other nutrients for bone health.” Presented at: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress; April 24-28, 2019; Los Angeles.
Disclosure: Hurley reports no relevant financial disclosures.