The importance of Vitamin D after a hip fracture

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports that senior citizens who are not Vitamin D deficient have a better chance of walking after hip fracture surgery. The multi-site study of patients aged 65 and older in the United States and Canada examined Vitamin D levels in blood serum and nutrition on mobility.

Regaining mobility after a hip fracture is important for overall wellbeing helping to reduce social isolation, loneliness and even death. One in three adults aged 50 and over dies within 12 months of suffering a hip fracture