The effects of a two-year randomised controlled trial of whey protein supplementation on bone structure, IGF-I and urinary calcium excretion in older postmenopausal women.

The effects of a two-year randomised controlled trial of whey protein supplementation on bone structure, IGF-I and urinary calcium excretion in older postmenopausal women.

The effects of dietary protein on bone structure and metabolism have been controversial with evidence for and against beneficial effects. Because no long-term randomised controlled studies have been performed, a two-year study of protein supplementation in 219 healthy ambulant women aged 70-80 years...

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Main Authors: Zhu, K., Meng, X., Kerr, Deborah, Devine, A., Solah, Vicky, Binns, Colin, Prince, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2011
Subjects:
bone structure
urinary calcium
protein
IGF-I
older women
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35732

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35732

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