Abstract
This chapter provides a summary of the literature including results from large trials, meta-analyses, and recent major recommendations. Two well-accepted and recent recommendations include those from the Agency for Health Research and Quality on calcium and vitamin D supplementation and from the Institute of Medicine's dietary reference intakes for calcium and vitamin D. This review suggests that there is strong evidence for synergistic roles of calcium and vitamin D in maintaining bone health in postmenopausal women, but the correlation between vitamin D alone and bone health is overall inconclusive.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Bone Density / physiology
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Bone Density Conservation Agents / therapeutic use*
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Calcium, Dietary / therapeutic use*
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Dietary Supplements*
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Female
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Humans
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Nutritional Requirements*
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Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / etiology
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Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / physiopathology
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Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / prevention & control*
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Osteoporotic Fractures / prevention & control
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Vitamin D / physiology
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Vitamin D / therapeutic use*
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Vitamin D Deficiency / complications
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Vitamin D Deficiency / diagnosis
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Vitamin D Deficiency / prevention & control
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Vitamins / therapeutic use*
Substances
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Bone Density Conservation Agents
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Calcium, Dietary
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Vitamins
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Vitamin D