The Claim

Whole-body vibration training combined with oral vitamin D supplementation is associated with increased appendicular skeletal muscle mass in older adults with osteosarcopenia.

Source: Effects of 12 Weeks of Whole-Body Vibration Training and Vitamin D Supplementation on Bone Density and Muscle Quality in the Aged with Osteosarcopenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
33score
Challenges
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Correlation
1 study reviewed
In plain English

If older people with weak muscles and bones do whole-body vibration exercises and take vitamin D pills, their arm and leg muscles might get stronger.

See the scientific wording

Whole-body vibration training combined with oral vitamin D supplementation is associated with increased appendicular skeletal muscle mass in older adults with osteosarcopenia.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effects of 12 Weeks of Whole-Body Vibration Training and Vitamin D Supplementation on Bone Density and Muscle Quality in the Aged with Osteosarcopenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    The study gave older adults with muscle and bone loss both vibration therapy and vitamin D pills, and found they gained more muscle in their arms and legs — exactly what the claim says.

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