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Bones and Nutrients
"Current and emerging bone active 'drugs] are capable of producing
substantial gains in bone mass. However, nutrition must be adequate if
this potential is to be realized. ...The bisphosphonates 'fosamax, etc.]
and selective estrogen receptor modulators have all been tested only in
the context of supplemental calcium and vitamin D. Therefore, it
cannot be assumed that these bone active agents would be effective in
the absence of these nutrients. Adequate protein intake has also
been demonstrated to protect bone mass in the elderly and to improve
recovery from osteoporotic fractures. Phosphorus intake,
less extensively studied, may be more important than currently
recognized, particularly in elderly individuals living alone, eating
little meat, and receiving anti-osteoporosis 'drugs.]
By: R. P. Heaney,
John A. Creighton U., Nebraska.
In: Journal of the
Amer. College of Nutrition, vol. 20, 2001.
DETAILS:
Suggested
requirements for normal individuals are; calcium, 1000 milligrams.
Vitamin D, 400 Int. Units. Phosphorus, 365 milligrams.
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