Nutritional disturbance in acid-base balance and osteoporosis: A hypothesis that disregards the essential homeostatic role of the kidney

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1168-1177

  Bonjour, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Nutrition; Osteoporosis; Renal proton regulation; Urinary calcium

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CITRATE POTASSIUM; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACIDOSIS; ACIDURIA; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BONE FRAGILITY; BONE GROWTH; BONE MINERAL; BONE MINERALIZATION; CALCIUM BALANCE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISORDERS OF ACID BASE BALANCE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FOOD INTAKE; FRACTURE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; KIDNEY TUBULE FUNCTION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; URINE PH;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; BONE AND BONES; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 84884254480     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114513000962     Document Type: Review

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