Calcium and vitamin D nutritional needs of elderly women

The Journal of Nutrition | April 1, 1996| | Copyright

Increasing peak bone mass and retarding age-related bone loss will have a favorable impact on osteoporotic fracture rates. With the loss of estrogen at menopause, women lose bone mineral very rapidly (3% per year) for about 5 years and then lose more slowly (1% per year) thereafter. Many factors affect the rate of bone loss including heredity, physical activity, smoking and calcium and vitamin D nutritional status. Here I will address changes in calcium homeostasis that occur with aging and how they appear to influence the calcium and vitamin D intakes needed to minimize bone loss in ...

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