Comparison of Natural Products for Effects on Bone Balance
Dietary compounds from natural products are the subject of investigation for their beneficial effects on bone. Natural products may be safer and better tolerated by consumers than current therapies for treatment of osteoporosis. Soy isoflavones have been
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Nutritional Influences on Bone Health
8th International Symposium
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Nutritional Influences on Bone Health
Peter Burckhardt • Bess Dawson-Hughes Connie M. Weaver Editors
Nutritional Influences on Bone Health 8th International Symposium
Editors Peter Burckhardt, MD Hirslanden Clinic/Bois Cerf Lausanne, VD Switzerland
Connie M. Weaver, PhD Department of Nutrition Science Purdue University West Lafayette, IN USA
Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging Tufts University Boston, MA USA
ISBN 978-1-4471-2768-0 ISBN 978-1-4471-2769-7 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-2769-7 Springer London Heidelberg New York Dordrecht
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Preface
For the eighth time, specialists interested in the role of nutrition in bone development and preservation met in Lausanne, Switzerland, to hear and discuss recent research findings. Participants ranged from graduate students to senior research scientists. As in the first symposium, held in 1991, and each succeeding symposium, calcium and vitamin D dominated the program. Since the last symposium 3 years ago, controversies have arisen about the safety of calcium supplements and
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