Objectives/Design: This cross-sectional study of 113 healthy white women, 20-88 years of age, evaluated relationships between bone mineral density (BMD), body composition, calcium (Ca) intake ...

Bone health may not be something you think about every day, but it's silently working behind the scenes to keep you strong ...

What happens to bone-mineral density (BMD) in such women? Researchers randomized 489 women (age range, 65 to 77; mean, 72) to receive 3-year courses of HRT, calcitriol, both treatments ...

Supplementation with cholecalciferol 1000 IU/day during pregnancy is associated with greater offspring bone mineral density during childhood.

Why are postmenopausal women more susceptible to bone issues? “Bone density peaks at around 35 years old then naturally decreases with age,” explains Dr Thom Phillips, NHS GP and clinical lead at ...

Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) experience significant bone mineral density (BMD) loss at a younger age than those without the disease, with greater decline observed among individuals with ...

Research indicates that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy positively impacts children's bone health and lean mass, ...

Children whose mothers took extra vitamin D during pregnancy continue to have stronger bones at age seven, according to research.

Medicare generally covers a bone density scan every other year for women over 65 and men over the age of 70. However, the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation says that scans can begin even ...