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Nutritional Supplements and Skeletal Health.

Laila S Tabatabai¹, Deborah E Sellmeyer²

¹Division of Endocrinology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.

Current Osteoporosis Reports

|January 9, 2021

Summary

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Calcium and vitamin D supplements reduce fracture risk in those with low intakes. More research is needed on other nutrient supplements for bone health and fracture prevention.

Keywords:

Bone density Fracture Nutrition Osteoporosis

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Area of Science:

Nutritional science
Bone biology
Gerontology

Background:

Nutrition is crucial for skeletal health across the lifespan.
Limited data exist on nutritional supplements' effects on bone density and fracture risk.

Purpose of the Study:

To review current literature on nutritional supplements and bone health.
Focus on human studies and nutrients with available bone density or fracture data.

Main Methods:

Literature review of human studies.
Emphasis on nutrients with available bone density or fracture data.

Main Results:

Calcium and vitamin D supplements reduce fracture risk, especially in low-intake populations.
Isoflavones show potential for improving bone density, but fracture data are lacking.
Effect sizes for nutrient interventions are small, necessitating large sample sizes.

Conclusions:

Calcium and vitamin D are effective for fracture risk reduction.
Further research is needed to clarify the role of other nutrient supplements.
Nutrition is a lifelong, population-wide intervention for skeletal health.