Abstract
Current knowledge of the relation between nutrition and bone health in the elderly is sufficient, if applied, to lead to a reduction in fractures in the aged of from 30-60%. The critical nutrients are calcium and vitamin D, and possibly phosphate as well. Additionally, nutritional measures, especially protein repletion, dramatically improve outcomes from hip fracture. Fortunately the indicated interventions have a favorable cost- benefit relationship, especially when skim milk is used as the source of the needed nutrients.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 575-578 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the American College of Nutrition |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1996 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Nutrition and Dietetics