Abstract:Background: Ageing is characterised by physiological changes that can affect the nutrient availability and requirements. In particular, the status of vitamin D, cobalamin and folate has often been found to be critical in older people living in residential care. However, there is a lack of studies investigating the status of these nutrients in healthy and active home-dwelling elderly people.
Methods: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the status of vitamin D based on serum concentrations of 25-… Show more
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