Working Group: Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society and Osteoporosis Australia. Calcium and bone health: position statement (original) (raw)

The Medical journal of Australia

Abstract

his position statement reviews the evidence relating to bone health and total calcium intake from food as well as calcium supplementation. The consensus process used in developing the statement is summarised in Box 1. The statement discusses current evidence on the role of calcium throughout the different stages of life in relation to fracture risk, but also with respect to other endpoints such as bone density, particularly where evidence of fracture endpoints is lacking. It provides general practitioners and physicians with a summary of key evidence-based points (Box 2) and a consensus of expert opinion on the role of calcium in bone health (Box 3).

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