Potassium, magnesium, and fruit and vegetable intakes are associated with greater bone mineral density in elderly men and women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 727-736

  Tucker, Katherine L ^a   Hannan, Marian T ^b   Chen, Honglei ^b   Cupples, L Adrienne ^b   Wilson, Peter W F ^b   Kiel, Douglas P ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Dietary intake; Elderly; Food frequency questionnaire; Fruit; Magnesium; Osteoporosis; Potassium; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAGNESIUM METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; POTASSIUM INTAKE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0032961761     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.4.727     Document Type: Article

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