Journal article
Calcium supplementation on bone loss in postmenopausal women
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although calcium is one the simplest and least expensive strategies for preventing osteoporotic fractures calcium supplementation is nevertheless not without controversy (Kanis 1989; Nordin 1990). The Food and Drug Administration in the US has permitted a bone health claim for calcium-rich foods, and the NIH in its Consensus Development Process approved a statement that high calcium intake reduces the risk of osteoporosis.
Authors
Shea B; Wells G; Cranney A; Zytaruk N; Robinson V; Griffith L; Hamel C; Ortiz Z; Peterson J; Adachi J
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2010, No. 1,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd004526.pub3
ISSN
1361-6137