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The drug Fosamax is used to treat osteoporosis and osteopenia. It is supposed to strengthen bones to offset bone-weakening problems... but ironically, it turns out that it may actually be weakening them even more!


According to a new study antioxidant pigments (carotenoids) from plants may protect against bone loss in older men and women. Living things obtain their colours, with few exceptions, from natural pigments. Among the most common and most important natural pigments are the carotenoids. In human beings, carotenoids can serve several important functions. The most widely studied and well-understood nutritional role for carotenoids is their pro-vitamin A activity.



Healthy women who want to take active steps to promote bone health might have a few questions after reading this headline above a NutraIngredients-USA article: 'Dietary Calcium Better for Bones than Supplements - Study' So what does this mean? Are calcium supplements ineffective? Should women forget about supplements and just drink a gallon of milk every day? A closer look at the article - and the study - reveals useful answers (along with insights from our nutrition physician, HSI Panelist Dr Allan Spreen).


Today we'll look at a study that underlines the importance of a vitamin that's a key player in bone health: K2Among vitamin K's various forms, K1 and K2 are the two basics.


Poverty of the bone - that's the literal translation of 'osteopenia,' which combines the Latin word for bone (osteo), and the Greek word for poverty (penia).


Vitamin B-12 deficiency is a key risk factor for osteoporosis.


Mention vitamins A to E, and most people will know why they need them and what foods contain them.


The International Osteoporosis Foundation has revealed how it is receiving more and more worrying reports of under-diagnosis and inappropriate care for sufferers of the devastating brittle bone disease.


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