Vitamin D Fails Osteoarthritis Test
Vitamin D Fails Osteoarthritis Test
Supplements Fails to Reduce Pain, Joint Damage in People With Knee OA
Wilmer Sibbitt, MD, of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, tells WebMD that "the results of this study are disappointing. In my area, 90% of patients are vitamin D-deficient and often severely."
Sibbitt says vitamin D may be better if used for prevention, rather than to slow progression, of OA.
"In osteoarthritis, once you get bone structure damage, you can't change it. It could be we need to give vitamin D very early to get benefit," he says.
When tested in rigorous clinical trials, vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, and other supplements have also failed to produce positive results, he says.
This study was presented at a medical conference. The findings should be considered preliminary as they have not yet undergone the "peer review" process, in which outside experts scrutinize the data prior to publication in a medical journal.
Vitamin D Fails Osteoarthritis Test
Supplements Fails to Reduce Pain, Joint Damage in People With Knee OA
Vitamin D: Better as Preventive for Arthritis?
Wilmer Sibbitt, MD, of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, tells WebMD that "the results of this study are disappointing. In my area, 90% of patients are vitamin D-deficient and often severely."
Sibbitt says vitamin D may be better if used for prevention, rather than to slow progression, of OA.
"In osteoarthritis, once you get bone structure damage, you can't change it. It could be we need to give vitamin D very early to get benefit," he says.
When tested in rigorous clinical trials, vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, and other supplements have also failed to produce positive results, he says.
This study was presented at a medical conference. The findings should be considered preliminary as they have not yet undergone the "peer review" process, in which outside experts scrutinize the data prior to publication in a medical journal.