[Intake of vitamin D and muscular volume]

Recently, the functions of vitamin D have been identified to prevent fractures and falls;the functions may be associated with improvement in muscular strength by high vitamin D intake. The higher vitamin D intake is considered to need to keep muscular volume and decrease risks of falls and fractures in elderly people. Moreover, it was suggested that intake of dietary vitamin D and calcium seemed to be benefit to increasing of muscle volume during weight loss in young women. Since many elderly people tend to have weight loss and be deficient in vitamin D, more intake of fish which is rich in vitamin D and taking sun exposure, are recommend for their bone health and maintenance of muscular volume.