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Original Articles

Treatment of osteoporosis

What is the role of calcium?

Pages 263-270 | Published online: 17 May 2016
 

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Newsweek calls it “the calcium craze.”1 Consumers are urged to prevent osteoporosis by buying a multitude of calcium-enriched foods, from cocoa to vanilla-flavored gum. Although many articles for consumers present calcium supplementation as a “cure” for osteoporosis, others question its effectiveness. Dr Trachtenbarg addresses the usefulness of calcium in the treatment of osteoporosis and its role compared with other treatments.

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