The recommendations on vitamin D and calcium from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) represent a limited review of the literature leading to controversial conclusions on preventing fractures in adults—which could result in widespread confusion for consumers who already are not getting enough calcium, and who further could benefit from the growing body of research that demonstrates multiple reasons to take vitamin D, said the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, in response to the report.
