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When older people with weak bones and muscles do whole-body vibration exercises and take vitamin D pills, their bodies seem to produce more of a helpful muscle protein (irisin) and less of a muscle-limiting protein (myostatin).

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The study gave older adults with muscle and bone loss both vibration therapy and vitamin D pills, and found that their body made more irisin (a helpful muscle protein) and less myostatin (a protein that stops muscle growth), just like the claim said.

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