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Exercise Reduces the Number of Overall and Major Osteoporotic Fractures in Adults. Does Supervision Make a Difference? Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Hoffmann, Isabelle, Shojaa, Mahdieh, Kohl, Matthias, Stengel, Simon, Becker, Clemens, Gosch, Markus, Jakob, Franz, Kerschan‐Schindl, Katharina, Kladny, Bernd, Clausen, Jürgen, Lange, Uwe, Middeldorf, Stefan, Peters, Stefan, Schoene, Daniel, Sieber, Cornel, Tholen, Reina, Thomasius, Friederike, Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A, Uder, Michael, Kemmler, Wolfgang

“…ABSTRACT The purpose of this systematic review and meta‐analysis (PROSPERO ID: CRD42021250467) was to evaluate the effects of exercise on low‐trauma overall…”
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Total Serum Testosterone and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index Pain and Function Among Older Men and Women With Severe Knee Osteoarthritis by Freystaetter, Gregor, Fischer, Karina, Orav, Endel J., Egli, Andreas, Theiler, Robert, Münzer, Thomas, Felson, David T., Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A.

“…Objective To investigate whether serum total testosterone level is associated with knee pain and function in men and women with severe knee osteoarthritis…”
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Predictive validity of current sarcopenia definitions (EWGSOP2, SDOC, and AWGS2) for clinical outcomes: A scoping review by Stuck, Anna K., Basile, Giacomo, Freystaetter, Gregor, de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino, Caroline, Lang, Wei, Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A.

“…Over the last 3 years new definitions of sarcopenia by the Sarcopenia Definition and Outcome Consortium (2020, SDOC), European Working Group on Sarcopenia in…”
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Vitamin D: Bolus Is Bogus—A Narrative Review by Mazess, Richard B., Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A., Dawson‐Hughes, Bess

“…ABSTRACT In this review we summarize the impact of bolus versus daily dosing of vitamin D on 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D levels, as well as on key countervailing…”
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Protein intake and risk of frailty among older women in the Nurses' Health Study by Struijk, Ellen A., Fung, Teresa T., Rodríguez‐Artalejo, Fernando, Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A., Hu, Frank B., Willett, Walter C., Lopez‐Garcia, Esther

“…Background There is evidence that an overall healthy diet is associated with lower risk of frailty. However, the effect of diet composition, specifically the…”
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Total magnesium intake and risk of frailty in older women by Struijk, Ellen A., Fung, Teresa T., Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A., Willett, Walter C., Lopez‐Garcia, Esther

“…Background An adequate magnesium intake might lower the risk of frailty through its role in muscle function. Methods We analysed data from 81 524 women aged…”
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A Higher Dose of Vitamin D Reduces the Risk of Falls in Nursing Home Residents: A Randomized, Multiple-Dose Study by Broe, Kerry E., Chen, Tai C., Weinberg, Janice, Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A., Holick, Michael F., Kiel, Douglas P.

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of four vitamin D supplement doses on falls risk in elderly nursing home residents. DESIGN: Secondary data analysis of a…”
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Effect of Monthly High‐Dose Vitamin D on Mental Health in Older Adults: Secondary Analysis of a RCT by Gugger, Alenka, Marzel, Alex, Orav, E. John, Willett, Walter C., Dawson‐Hughes, Bess, Theiler, Robert, Freystätter, Gregor, Egli, Andreas, Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A.

“…OBJECTIVES To test the effect of monthly high‐dose vitamin D supplementation on mental health in pre‐frail older adults. DESIGN Ancillary study of a 1‐year…”
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Dietary Calcium and Serum 25‐Hydroxyvitamin D Status in Relation to BMD Among U.S. Adults by Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A, Kiel, Douglas P, Dawson‐Hughes, Bess, Orav, John E, Li, Ruifeng, Spiegelman, Donna, Dietrich, Thomas, Willett, Walter C

“…A higher calcium intake is still the primary recommendation for the prevention of osteoporosis, whereas vitamin D deficiency is often not addressed. To study…”
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Cost-benefit analysis of calcium and vitamin D supplements by Weaver, Connie M., Bischoff–Ferrari, Heike A., Shanahan, Christopher J.

“…Summary If all adults with osteoporosis in the European Union (EU) and United States (US) used calcium and vitamin D supplements, it could prevent more than…”
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Milk intake and risk of hip fracture in men and women: A meta‐analysis of prospective cohort studies by Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A, Dawson‐Hughes, Bess, Baron, John A, Kanis, John A, Orav, Endel J, Staehelin, Hannes B, Kiel, Douglas P, Burckhardt, Peter, Henschkowski, Jana, Spiegelman, Donna, Li, Ruifeng, Wong, John B, Feskanich, Diane, Willett, Walter C

“…Milk contains calcium, phosphorus, and protein and is fortified with vitamin D in the United States. All these ingredients may improve bone health. However,…”
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Combined effect of 25-OH vitamin D plasma levels and genetic Vitamin D Receptor (NR 1I1) variants on fibrosis progression rate in HCV patients by Baur, Katharina, Mertens, Joachim C., Schmitt, Johannes, Iwata, Rika, Stieger, Bruno, Eloranta, Jyrki J., Frei, Pascal, Stickel, Felix, Dill, Michael T., Seifert, Burkhardt, Bischoff Ferrari, Heike A., von Eckardstein, Arnold, Bochud, Pierre-Yves, Müllhaupt, Beat, Geier, Andreas

“…Background Decreased vitamin D levels have been described in various forms of chronic liver disease and associated with advanced fibrosis. Whether this…”
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Outcomes after spinal stenosis surgery by type of surgery in adults aged 60 years and older by Degen, Thomas, Fischer, Karina, Theiler, Robert, Schären, Stefan, Meyer, Otto W., Wanner, Guido, Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia, Simmen, Hans-Peter, Schmid, Urs D., Steurer, Johann, Stähelin, Hannes B., Mantegazza, Noemi, Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A.

“…AIMS OF THE STUDY Mobility disability due to spinal stenosis is common in the senior population and often surgery is warranted for patients with severe…”
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Medical end-of-life decisions in the oldest old in Switzerland by Hug, Kathrin, Penders, Yolanda W H, Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A, Bopp, Matthias, Bosshard, Georg

“…To analyse medical end-of-life decision making among the oldest old (80+ years) in Switzerland, focusing not only on treatments withheld or withdrawn but also…”
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Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline by Holick, Michael F, Binkley, Neil C, Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A, Gordon, Catherine M, Hanley, David A, Heaney, Robert P, Murad, M. Hassan, Weaver, Connie M

“…Objective: The objective was to provide guidelines to clinicians for the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency with an emphasis on the…”
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Reply to: Vitamin D: A single initial dose is not bogus if followed by an appropriate maintenance intake by Mazess, Richard B., Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A., Dawson‐Hughes, Bess

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Association between prescription drugs and all-cause mortality risk in the UK population by Morin, Jonas, Rolland, Yves, Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A, Ocampo, Alejandro, Perez, Kevin

“…Although most drugs currently approved are meant to treat specific diseases or symptoms, it has been hypothesized that some might bear a beneficial effect on…”
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The vitamin D receptor gene bAt (CCA) haplotype impairs the response to pegylated-interferon/ribavirin-based therapy in chronic hepatitis C patients by Baur, Katharina, Mertens, Joachim C, Schmitt, Johannes, Iwata, Rika, Stieger, Bruno, Frei, Pascal, Seifert, Burkhardt, Bischoff Ferrari, Heike A, von Eckardstein, Arnold, Müllhaupt, Beat, Geier, Andreas

“…Chronic hepatitis C infection is a major cause of end-stage liver disease. Therapy outcome is influenced by 25-OH vitamin D deficiency. To further address this…”
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Estimation of optimal serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D for multiple health outcomes [Erratum: 2006 Nov., v. 84, no. 5, p. 1253.] by Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A, Giovannucci, Edward, Willett, Walter C, Dietrich, Thomas, Dawson-Hughes, Bess

“…Recent evidence suggests that vitamin D intakes above current recommendations may be associated with better health outcomes. However, optimal serum…”
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A Pooled Analysis of Vitamin D Dose Requirements for Fracture Prevention by Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A, Willett, Walter C, Orav, Endel J, Lips, Paul, Meunier, Pierre J, Lyons, Ronan A, Flicker, Leon, Wark, John, Jackson, Rebecca D, Cauley, Jane A, Meyer, Haakon E, Pfeifer, Michael, Sanders, Kerrie M, Stähelin, Hannes B, Theiler, Robert, Dawson-Hughes, Bess

“…This study of pooled data from trials of oral vitamin D supplementation examined the incidence of hip and nonvertebral fractures in persons 65 years of age or…”
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