This is not true for phosphate, except in neonates, and dietary deficiency only arises when dietary phosphate is bound within the gut by such medications as antacids containing aluminum hydroxide (3). Vitamin D stores are maintained by the production of vitamin D in the skin from the action ...
Share on Facebook calcium (redirected fromCalcium supplements) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia cal·ci·um (kăl′sē-əm) n.SymbolCa A silvery, moderately hard alkaline-earth metal that constitutes approximately 3.6 percent of the earth's crust and is a basic component of most animals and plan...
$1 billion a year on calcium supplements in hopes of delaying osteoporosis, the brittle bone disease that cripples many elderly women and some men. Yet recent studies link calcium supplements to a higher risk of heart attacks. Last month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a ...
Be sure to examine the labels of supplements to see how much elemental calcium they have and what the serving sizes are. In some cases, the serving size is more than one tablet. Calcium carbonate and calcium citrate are the most commonly used calcium supplements, particularly because they conta...
Long-term effects of calcium supplementation on serum parathyroid hormone level, bone turnover, and bone loss in elderly women. J Bone Miner Res. 1998;13(2):168-174.PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 32. Dawson-Hughes B, Harris SS, Krall EA, Dallal GE. Effect of calcium and vitamin D ...
Their main finding was that calcium supplements in people under 35 could significantly improve the BMD levels of both total body and femoral neck, and slightly increase the BMC of femoral neck, total body and lumbar spine. This improvement was most pronounced in people aged between 20 and 35 ...
Podsiadlo DRichardson S The timed “Up & Go”: a test of basic functional mobility for frail elderly persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 1991;39142- 148PubMedGoogle Scholar 17. Guralnik JMFerrucci LSimonsick EMSalive MEWallace RB Lower-extremity function in persons over the age of 70 years as a ...
Dietary supplements that prevent bone loss at the hip and that can be applied safely in the elderly are likely to reduce hip fractures. A daily dietary sup... P Munro,G Liu,C Mark,... - 《Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism》 被引量: 636发表: 0年 Effect of low-dose calci...
Elderly people and people who drink alcohol heavily are more susceptible to vitamin A toxicity. The Institute of Medicine states that "beta-carotene supplements are not advisable for the general population," although they also state that this advice "does not pertain to the possible use of ...
Most current guidelines recommend that older adults and the elderly strive for a total calcium intake (diet and supplements) of 1,000 to 1,300 mg/day to prevent osteoporosis and fractures. Traditionally, calcium supplements have been considered safe, effective and well tolerated, but their safety...