http://osteoporosis.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Osteoporosis GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2007-01-24T19:09:09Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2007/01/26/pizza-for-your-bones.htm Many studies have reported that including fruits and vegetables as a significant part of the overall diet is beneficial to bone health. There may be many components of fruits and... http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2007/01/26/pizza-for-your-bones.htm 2007-01-26T13:24:38Z http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2007/01/24/do-pregnancy-and-breastfeeding-affect-osteoporosis-risk.htm Both pregnancy and nursing a child place big demands on a mother's body. Large amounts of nutrients, especially calcium, are transferred from a woman's body to both the growing fetus... http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2007/01/24/do-pregnancy-and-breastfeeding-affect-osteoporosis-risk.htm 2007-01-24T19:09:09Z http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2007/01/19/dentists-may-become-gatekeepers-for-osteoporosis-detection.htm Many people with osteoporosis go undiagnosed until serious problems become evident. By this time, significant bone loss has taken place and the window of opportunity for prevention is lost. However,... http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2007/01/19/dentists-may-become-gatekeepers-for-osteoporosis-detection.htm 2007-01-19T01:34:02Z http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2007/01/07/researchers-propose-five-fold-increase-in-upper-limit-for-vitamin-d.htm In 1997, the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published the last official recommendations for daily vitamin D intake. Since then, there has been a great... http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2007/01/07/researchers-propose-five-fold-increase-in-upper-limit-for-vitamin-d.htm 2007-01-07T22:36:50Z http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2007/01/04/raw-vegetarian-diet-and-low-bone-mass.htm Frequently, proponents of a raw food vegetarian diet claim that it is the ideal diet for human health. This is not the case for bone health according to the results... http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2007/01/04/raw-vegetarian-diet-and-low-bone-mass.htm 2007-01-04T23:22:04Z http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2007/01/04/your-bones-beg-you-lose-weight-by-exercise-not-dieting.htm Did a New Year’s resolution lead you embark on a low calorie diet for weight loss and improved health? For the sake of your bones, you may need to reconsider... http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2007/01/04/your-bones-beg-you-lose-weight-by-exercise-not-dieting.htm 2007-01-04T01:45:32Z http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2006/12/28/heartburn-medication-use-linked-to-greater-hip-fracture-risk.htm Heartburn, known medically as gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD), is commonly treated with medications that decrease the production of stomach acid. Heartburn has nothing to do with the heart, but... http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2006/12/28/heartburn-medication-use-linked-to-greater-hip-fracture-risk.htm 2006-12-28T20:06:12Z http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2006/12/28/fosamax-vacation-ok.htm An article in the December 27, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that the effects of 5 years of treatment with Fosamax (alendronate) were... http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2006/12/28/fosamax-vacation-ok.htm 2006-12-28T19:01:47Z http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2006/12/23/vitamin-d-may-reduce-risk-of-multiple-sclerosis.htm Bone-healthy nutrition practices are not limited to the bones. Vitamin D is a good case-in-point. It is well known that vitamin D is one of the most important nutrients for... http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2006/12/23/vitamin-d-may-reduce-risk-of-multiple-sclerosis.htm 2006-12-23T20:05:35Z http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2006/12/21/excess-vitamin-a-may-cause-bone-loss.htm Too much of the retinol or retinyl forms of vitamin A may harm bone health. Even daily intake of 100 percent of the vitamin A "daily value" listed on dietary... http://osteoporosis.about.com/b/2006/12/21/excess-vitamin-a-may-cause-bone-loss.htm 2006-12-21T21:51:12Z