|
|
Article: Weight loss induces bone loss, but dairy products also build bone
- Article from:
- Nursing BC
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia Dec 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Unfortunately, most weight loss programs result in bone loss. likely due to reduced calcium intake and, of course, reduced mechanical strain on the skeleton. Fortunately, calcium doesn't simply promote weight loss, it also helps prevent the bone loss that can accompany it. A Danish study has shown that when just one extra gram of calcium per day was added to a weight-loss diet that already provided 800 mg calcium, no bone mineral was lost in the lumbar spine of overweight women (n=62: followed for three months).1 Earlier work in the U.S. also indicated that one gram per day of calcium diminished the elevated bone turnover rate during a six-month weight-loss program undertaken by obese, ...