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Strength and balance training decreased falls resulting in injury in home-dwelling older women. Exercise alone nor vitamin D supplementation, however, decreased the rate of overall falls (injurious or non-injurious). Comment: It appears that vitamin D, taken alone, does not have a significant benefit in terms of bone density. It needs to be taken with calcium as the combination of the two is what is important. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Mar 23.    (retrieved Mar, 2015). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.