Dairy Calcium Science

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Calcium without phosphorous could lead to bone loss
04-Jun-2002 - New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition shows that osteoporosis patients should receive their calcium in the form of calcium phosphate to reduce the risk of phosphorous deficiency.

Nutritional effect of calcium supplementation by skim milk powder or calcium tablets on total nutrient intake in postmenopausal women
A Devine, RL Prince and R Bell
Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia.

Children who avoid drinking cow milk have low dietary calcium intakes and poor bone health
Ruth E Black, Sheila M Williams, Ianthe E Jones and Ailsa Goulding
From the Departments of Human Nutrition (REB), Preventive and Social Medicine (SMW), and Medical and Surgical Sciences (IEJ and AG), University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.

The effect of milk supplements on calcium metabolism, bone metabolism and calcium balance
RR Recker and RP Heaney
Nutrition Influences Skeletal Development from Childhood to Adulthood: a Study of Hip, Spine, and Forearm in Adolescent Females
Velimir Matkovic John D. Landoll, Nancy E. Badenhop-Stevens, Eun-Yeong Ha, Zeljka Crncevic-Orlic, Bin Li and Prem Goel Copyright © 2009 by the American Society for Nutrition.

Milk guzzling children may live longer, says study
By Guy Montague-Jones
29-Jul-2009 - Consuming plenty of dairy products at a young age may lower stroke risk and lead to a longer life, according to a 65-year follow up study.

The Role of Calcium Intake in Preventing Bone Fragility, Hypertension, and Certain Cancers
M. Janet Barger-Lux and Robert P. Heaney
Creighton University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Hard Tissue Research, Omaha, NE 68131 Copyright © 2009 by the American Society for Nutrition.

The Role of Trace Minerals in Osteoporosis
P. D. Saltman and L. G. Strause
Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol 12, Issue 4 384-389, Copyright © 1993 by American College of Nutrition
Dept. of Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093.

Spinal Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women Supplemented with Calcium and Trace Minerals
Linda Strause, Paul Saltman, Kenneth T. Smith, Mark Bracker and Mark B. Andon
Department of Biology Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH 45242 Copyright © 2009 by the American Society for Nutrition.

Constructive Interactions among Nutrients and Bone-Active Pharmacologic Agents with Principal Emphasis on Calcium, Phosphorus, Vitamin D and Protein
Robert P. Heaney, MD
John A. Creighton University Professor, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 20, No. 90005, 403S-409S (2001)
Published by the American College of Nutrition

Calcium, Dairy Products and Osteoporosis
Robert P. Heaney, MD, FACP, FAIN
John A. Creighton University Professor, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 19, No. 90002, 83S-99S (2000)
Published by the American College of Nutrition
Address reprint requests to: Robert P. Heaney, M.D., Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178.

The Bioavailability of Dietary Calcium
Léon Guéguen, MsScAgr and Alain Pointillart, DVM, PhD
Laboratoire de Nutrition et Sécurité Alimentaire, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas, FRANCE
Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 19, No. 90002, 119S-136S (2000)
Published by the American College of Nutrition
Address reprint requests to: Alain Pointillart, DVM, PhD, Laboratoire de Nutrition et Sécurité Alimentaire, I.N.R.A., 78352 Jouy-en-Josas Cedex, FRANCE. E-mail pointil@jouy.inra.fr

Milk intake during childhood and adolescence, adult bone density, and osteoporotic fractures in US women
Heidi J Kalkwarf, Jane C Khoury and Bruce P Lanphear
From the Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati (HJK and BPL), and the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Cincinnati (JCK).

Health Benefits of Dairy Foods: An Update
Dairy Council Digest; November/December, 2007; Vol. 78, No. 6

Milk's Unique Nutrient Package: Benefits for Bones and Beyond
©2009 NATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL®

Improving Bone Health
Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS; U.S. Surgeon General, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Journal of the Dietetic Association; Copyright © 2006