Among women, a vegan diet is associated with significantly higher risk of hip fracture but supplementing with both vitamin D and calcium removes this increased risk, according to a new large-scale study.
Regularly taking calcium supplements for osteoporosis may cause more heart attacks than the number of fractures they prevent, according to new research.
Increased intakes of antioxidant pigments from plants may lower the risk of hip fracture in older men and women, according to a 17-year study from the US.
US researchers have concluded lower blood concentrations of vitamin D increase the likelihood of hip fracture among menopausal women by up to 70 per cent.
Placing all the eggs in one basket and relying on calcium
supplements alone to protect against fractures in old age may be
inefficient, according to a new review by Harvard researchers.
Negative reports surrounding a study that was interpreted by many
media outlets as questioning the link between calcium and bone
health has led to an exercise in damage limitation; women's health
experts convened this week to...
Taking supplements of folate and vitamin B12 appears to reduce the
risk of hip fracture in elderly patients following a stroke,
according to Japanese research.