A higher calcium intake is still the primary recommendation for the prevention of
osteoporosis, whereas vitamin D deficiency is often not addressed. To study the relative …

The impact of calcium and vitamin D intake on bone density and one-year fracture risk was
assessed in 76,507 postmenopausal Caucasian women. Adequate calcium with or without …

The etiologic role of dietary calcium and vitamin D intake in primary prevention of
osteoporotic fractures is uncertain, despite considerable research efforts. With the aim to …

There are few data on the relative effects of calcium supplementation with or without extra
vitamin D on BMD in patients selected for low vitamin D status. The aim of this study is to …

Background: Increased vitamin D intake may preserve or increase bone mineral density
(BMD) in older persons. Objective: A 2-y double-blind study was undertaken to determine …

In the circulation 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) is bound to vitamin D-binding protein
(DBP) and albumin. Only a small fraction is in the unbound, free form. According to the 'free …

Context: Although racial and ethnic differences in vitamin D status and bone mineral density
(BMD) are recognized, less is known about how differences in vitamin D status impact BMD …

Vitamin D plays an essential role in maintaining a healthy mineralized skeleton for most land
vertebrates including humans. Sunlight causes the photoproduction of vitamin D 3 in the …

It has been suggested that the decrease in vitamin D stores with aging is a contributory
cause of age-related osteoporosis. We studied this question by measuring bone mineral …

Background Because there is reason to assume that also in Austria calcium and vitamin D
malnutrition is wide‐spread, we initiated a comprehensive study on calcium and vitamin D …