Hypovitaminosis D and Aging: Is There a Role in Muscle and Brain Health?

The older-adult population is constantly increasing, hence aging and mechanisms leading to aging are a topic raising increasing interest. Hypovitaminosis D is common amongst old patients and has been proposed as causative of several chronic diseases. Here we review the role of hypovitaminosis D and...

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Autores principales: D’Amelio, Patrizia, Quacquarelli, Luca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7146116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32121008
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12030628
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Sumario:The older-adult population is constantly increasing, hence aging and mechanisms leading to aging are a topic raising increasing interest. Hypovitaminosis D is common amongst old patients and has been proposed as causative of several chronic diseases. Here we review the role of hypovitaminosis D and vitamin D supplementation in sarcopenia and dementia, from bench to bedside.

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