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Mitate Hospital, Tagawa
Vitamins K2 and D2 plus calcium supplements increase BMD in women with AD
April 10th, 2005
Treatment with menatetrenone (vitamin K2) and vitamin D2 plus calcium supplements increases bone mineral density in elderly women with Alzheimer's disease, neurologists report. "A high incidence of fractures, particularly of the hip, represents an important problem in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), who are prone to falls and may have osteoporosis," said Y. Sato and colleagues, Mitate Hospital, Tagawa, Japan. "We previously showed deficiency of vitamins D and K1 causes reduced bone mineral density (BMD) in female AD patients. The present study was undertaken to address the possibility that treatment with vitamin K2 (menatetrenone, MK-4) may...
Source: Aging & Elder Health Week (2005-04-10)
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