title: Preventing wintertime bone loss: effects of vitamin D supplementation in healthy postmenopausal women.
abstract: A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in health, postmenopausal women with low vitamin D intakes (100 IU/day) has shown that increasing daily vitamin D intake to 500 IU for one year can significantly reduce late wintertime bone loss and increase bone density in the spine.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012621:Seasons; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D