Alcohol and recommendations for bone health: Should we still exercise caution?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 999-1000

  Macdonald, Helen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL; RESVERATROL; SILICON; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BEER; BONE GROWTH; BONE METABOLISM; CALORIC INTAKE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FRACTURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WINE; BONE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEER; BONE AND BONES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WINE;

EID: 63649134873     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.27574     Document Type: Editorial

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