title: Nutritive therapies for osteoporosis. The role of calcium.
abstract: Nutrition is a major component of osteoporosis prevention. Adequate calcium intake throughout life is the essential nutritive therapy for osteoporosis prevention. Calcium also has a role as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of established osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Gainesville.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Harward
mesh_terms: D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary