whether vitamin A causes hip fractures

February 2002

Women might ask you whether vitamin A causes hip fractures.

This is spurred by recent reports that a high intake of vitamin A doubles the risk of fractures in postmenopausal women...but only in those NOT taking hormone replacement therapy.

It seems that vitamin A can block vitamin D's ability to enhance calcium absorption.

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