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Life-course approach to nutrition.

  • Mitchell PJ Synthesis Medical NZ Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Cooper C NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. cc@mrc.soton.ac.uk.
  • Dawson-Hughes B Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Gordon CM Divisions of Adolescent Medicine and Endocrinology, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
  • Rizzoli R Division of Bone Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • 2015-09-29
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  • Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA. - 2015
Calcium
Life-course
Nutrition
Osteoporosis
Protein
Vitamin D
Bone Development
Calcium
Child
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Diet
Female
Gene-Environment Interaction
Humans
Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Osteoporosis
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
Sex Characteristics
Vitamin D
English This narrative review summarizes the role that nutrition plays in the development and maintenance of a healthy skeleton throughout the life-course. Nutrition has a significant influence on bone health throughout the life cycle. This narrative review summarizes current knowledge and guidance pertaining to the development and maintenance of a healthy skeleton. The primary objectives proposed for good bone health at the various stages of life are the following: Children and adolescents: achieve genetic potential for peak bone mass Adults: avoid premature bone loss and maintain a healthy skeleton Seniors: prevention and treatment of osteoporosis Findings from cohort studies, randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, in addition to current dietary guidelines, are summarized with the intention of providing clear nutritional guidance for these populations and pregnant women.
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  • English
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