Use of calcium, folate, and vitamin D3-fortified milk for 6 months improves nutritional status but not bone mass or turnover, in a group of australian aged care residents

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 236-254

  Grieger, Jessica A ^a   Nowson, Caryl A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Calcium; Milk; Residential care; Vitamin d

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COLECALCIFEROL; FOLIC ACID;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; BONE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; DAY CARE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE AND BONES; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DAY CARE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 77951660054     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639360903140130     Document Type: Article

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