Interpretation of the 2022 EMAS vitamin D and menopausal health position statement
There is increasing evidence that vitamin D has widespread tissue effects.In addition to osteoporosis,vitamin D deficiency is also associated with cardiovascular disease,diabetes,cancer,infections and neurodegenerative diseases.In 2022,the European Menopause and Andropause Association(EMAS)issued a position statement on vitamin D and menopausal health.This statement updates the previous statement issued by EMAS by sorting out the research on the effects of vitamin D on skeletal health,cardiovascular disease,cancer,infections and menopausal symptomatology.This paper briefly explains the main contents of the position statement.