Optimizing bone health in older adults: The importance of dietary protein

Aging Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 345-357

  Surdykowski, Anna K ^a   Kenny, Anne M ^b   Insogna, Karl L ^c   Kerstetter, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Calcium; Dietary protein; Older adult; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLLAGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; VITAMIN D;

AGED; AGING; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; BONE TURNOVER; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HUMAN; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SATIETY; VITAMIN INTAKE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 77953237261     PISSN: 1745509X     EISSN: 17455103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/ahe.10.16     Document Type: Review

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