Vitamin D and health in adults in Australia and New Zealand: a position statement

Nowson, Caryl A; Ebeling, Peter R; Mason, Rebecca S

doi:10.5694/mja12.11230

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In reply: Our position statement summarised findings from the most relevant peer-reviewed literature.1 We clearly acknowledged that there are inconsistencies in the literature, as is often the case in many fields of medicine.

1 Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC.
2 Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
3 Department of Physiology and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.

Correspondence: caryl.nowson@deakin.edu.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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3. Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Willett WC, Orav EJ, et al. A pooled analysis of vitamin D dose requirements for fracture prevention. N Engl J Med 2012; 367: 40-49.
4. US Preventive Services Task Force. Preventing falls in older adults: Task Force final recommendation. Rockville, Md: USPSTF, 2012. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf11/fallsprevention/fallsprevfact.pdf (accessed Nov 2012).

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