Brittle bones - Some hard truths about preventing bone loss - Osteoporosis, which means ‘porous bones’, describes any condition that reduces bone mass. Symptoms include leg and foot cramps; height loss; lower-bac...

Brittle bones - Building bones - The disproportionate focus on calcium as the most important bone builder means that many women and men at risk from osteoporosis miss out on other equ...

Calcium needs magnesium to fight brittle bones - In reply to your article on osteoporosis (WDDTY vol 14 no 2), you suggest that, to keep osteoporosis at bay after the menopause, most women should tak...

Osteoporosis - Q A bone density test has revealed that I have signs of osteoporosis. My doctor has offered me drug treatment together with calcium and vitamin D, but...

Osteoporosis: a load of old bones - How accurate is bone testing? - Currently, most screening systems measure bone mineral density (BMD). Susan Ott, associate professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, has w...

Osteoporosis: a load of old bones - A step by-step guide: beating osteoporosis without drugs - Osteoporosis is mainly a lifestyle disease. There's good evidence that exercise and diet alone can prevent it (J Bone Miner Res, 1988; 3:145-9). The f...

Osteoporosis: The effective way of treating it without drugs - Women who want to strengthen their bones, especially after menopause, should supplement with potassium citrate for 12 months. It’s proven to improve...

Osteoporosis - Osteoporosis is a progressive reduction of bone density, which makes the skeleton gradually ever more brittle. Although we know the many risk factors...