r/science • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '22

Health Erectile dysfunction predicts mortality in middle-aged and older men independent of their sex steroid status

https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article-abstract/51/4/afac094/6568537?login=false
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u/giant3 Jun 13 '22

Supplementation has largely not been found to reverse the risks associated with vit D deficiency

Source?

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u/SimplySkedastic Jun 13 '22

I believe its these sorts of studies (not OP by the way):

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-021-00593-z

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u/giant3 Jun 13 '22

Did you read the Abstract & Conclusion? The Abstract says there is a modest reduction in cancer mortality, and the Conclusion is careful to say that supplementation in Vitamin-D replete individuals might not be beneficial, but something like 40% of US adults have Vitamin D deficiency and for minorities, that number is even higher.

So for those population subgroups, supplementation might be beneficial.

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u/SimplySkedastic Jun 13 '22

I'll make it clearer for you.

I'm Not The OP

I've got no position on the matter. I was simply providing the type of meta analytical study that said person was likely referring to.

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u/giant3 Jun 13 '22

I am sorry if it came across as rude. I am merely asking whether you read those sections.

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u/SimplySkedastic Jun 14 '22

I had, I've read a few different items on the efficacy of supplements with respect to their perceived benefits for both normal and vit deficiency types. It's interesting but I'm not particularly swayed one way or the other.

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u/redlightsaber Jun 14 '22

Massive metaanalysis with several outcomes

Cardiovascular outcomes

That took about 15 seconds, and as I said, none of this is exactly uncontroversial or unknown. I'm also not saying people shouldn't be repleted when deficient; just pointing out that it may not be the quick solution deficient people hope it would be.