TY - JOUR
T1 - Thinking Straight about Calcium
AU - Heaney, Robert P.
PY - 1993/2/18
Y1 - 1993/2/18
N2 - For the past 10 years, both scientists and the lay public have been subjected to a spate of claims and counterclaims about the value of ensuring an adequate intake of calcium throughout life. Although the role of calcium in the health of adult bone has been called controversial, it may be more accurate to say that it has been confusing. Is it possible to straighten out the apparent conflicts? A recent review identified 43 studies published since 1988 that related calcium intake to bone mass, bone loss, or bone fragility1. Twenty-six reported that calcium intake was associated in some…
AB - For the past 10 years, both scientists and the lay public have been subjected to a spate of claims and counterclaims about the value of ensuring an adequate intake of calcium throughout life. Although the role of calcium in the health of adult bone has been called controversial, it may be more accurate to say that it has been confusing. Is it possible to straighten out the apparent conflicts? A recent review identified 43 studies published since 1988 that related calcium intake to bone mass, bone loss, or bone fragility1. Twenty-six reported that calcium intake was associated in some…
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199302183280710
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199302183280710
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 8421480
AN - SCOPUS:0027397576
VL - 328
SP - 503
EP - 505
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
SN - 0028-4793
IS - 7
ER -