Nutritional aspects of bone health. (©2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Susan A. New and Jean-Philippe Bonjour.
• Other Names: Lanham-New, S (Susan); Bonjour, Jean-Philippe
• Contents: An overview of osteoporosis -- Epidemiology and public health impact of osteoporosis -- Non-nutritional risk factors for bone fragility -- Genetic susceptibility to osteoporosis -- Rickets, osteomalacia and other metabolic bone diseases : influence of nutrition -- Assessment of dietary intake and nutritional status -- Nutritional aspects of bone growth, and overview -- Role of calcium in maximizing peak bone mass development -- Role of calcium in reducing postmenopausal bone loss and in fracture prevention -- Issues concerning calcium absorption and bone health -- Vitamin D and fracture prevention -- Effects of dietary protein insufficiency on the skeleton -- Excess dietary protein and bone health -- The influence of phosphorus on the skeleton -- Sodium effects on bone and calcium metabolism -- Acid-base homeostasis and the skeleton : is there a fruit and vegetable link to bone health? -- The effect of mineral waters on bone metabolism and bone health -- Dietary vitamin K and skeletal health -- The role of dietary magnesium deficiency in osteoporosis -- The role of trace elements in osteoporosis -- Vitamin A and fracture risk -- The influence of food groups upon bone health -- Soy isoflavones and bone health -- Alcohol and caffeine : effects on osteoporosis risk -- Influence of diet on bone health : the twin model approach -- Nutrient- gene interactions influencing the skeleton -- Nutrition and bone health in the Asian population -- Nutrition and bone health in Middle Eastern women -- Interaction between nutrition, physical activity and skeletal health -- The treatment of osteoporosis and interaction of medications with nutrition -- Weight reduction and bone health -- Clinical eating disorders and subclinical disordered eating : implications for bone health -- Nutrition and bone health : effects of pregnancy and lactation -- Can nutrition alter the population burden of fractures? -- Cost-effectiveness of nutritional supplements for osteoporosis prevention -- Nutritional strategies for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in populations and individuals.
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, UK : Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication Date: 2003
• Copyright Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 755 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.7/160654; SCIENCE / Chemistry / General; Bones; Nutrition; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis; Bone and Bones; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Os -- Maladies -- Aspect nutritionnel; Ostéoporose; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Musculoskeletal; MEDICAL -- Orthopedics; MEDICAL -- Rheumatology; Chemistry; Science; Bones; Nutrition; Osteoporosis; Osteoporose (prevenção e controle); Osso e ossos (fisiologia); Nutrição; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (see also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology); Chemistry; Statistics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847551559; 1847551556
• Related ISBNs: 0854045856; 9780854045853
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.