Principal investigator
Research
Calcium supplementation produces small beneficial effects on bone mass throughout
postmenopausal life, and may reduce fracture rates by more than what this change would
predict - possibly by as much as 50%.
Selected references
Reid I.R. (2000). Vitamin D deficiency and tuberculosis [letter]. Lancet 356(9223):74;discussion
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Reid I.R. (1998). The roles of calcium and vitamin D in the prevention of osteoporosis.
Endocrinology & Metabolism Clinics of North America 27:389-98.
