Calcium-rich foods better for bones

Calcium-rich foods better for bones

Researchers in the US studied the calcium intakes of 183 post-menopausal women and measured their bone mineral density (BMD) at different parts of their skeleton.

Total calcium intakes were calculated from a seven-day food diary plus information about use of dietary supplements.

It was found the women who obtained their calcium primarily from foods had significantly higher BMD than those who predominantly obtained calcium from supplements.

The researchers point out that it may be other nutrients in calcium-rich foods that are stimulating the increase in BMD, although it could also be that dietary calcium is better utilised by the body than supplemented calcium

 

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