Vitamin D can reduce falls

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Giving people living in nursing facilities vitamin D can reduce the rate of falls, according to a new Cochrane review.

This finding comes from a study of many different interventions used in different situations. In hospitals, multi-factorial interventions and supervised exercise programs also showed benefit.

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