Do soft drinks affect women’s bone health?

People in the United States drink more than almost every other country.

Osteoporosis: Could probiotics protect bone health?

According to a new study that scientists carried out in rodents, probiotics might be an effective way to prevent the bone loss that leads to osteoporosis.

Fast food linked to poorer bone development in early years

Greater access to fast food outlets is linked to poorer bone health, while access to more healthy specialty stores is linked to higher bone mass in young children, new study finds.

Bones Affected By Excessive Salt Consumption

A high-salt diet raises a woman’s risk of breaking a bone after menopause, no matter what her bone density is, according to a new study that was presented at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco…

Vitamin D Supplementation Effective In Fracture Risk Reduction In Older Adults

Based on the results of a pooled analysis of 11 unrelated randomized clinical trials investigating vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk in more than 31,000 older adults, Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD, director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University, says higher doses of Vitamin D may be …

Pomegranate Juice Components That Could Stop Cancer From Spreading

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have identified components in pomegranate juice that both inhibit the movement of cancer cells and weaken their attraction to a chemical signal that promotes the metastasis of prostate cancer to the bone. The research could lead to new therapies for preventing cancer metastasis…