A new approach to extract calcium from eggshells has been perfected by a team of scientists, who believe this waste material could be the starting point to create biomaterials used to regenerate bone.
Leading gelatine producer GELITA will take a seat at the WHO-driven
bone and joint health initiative Bone and Joint Decade, one of just
a few food ingredients firms invited to the table, created to
improve research, prevention and...
The World Health Organisation has defined osteoporosis as the
second leading health care problem after cardiovascular disease. A
new European funded project - called 'Osteodiet' - will set out to
investigate dietary strategies...
Vitamin D has long been known to help build bones, and it is
already widely used to help treat osteoporosis. But scientists in
the US have now synthesised a new form of the vitamin which they
claim has better bone-building properties.
Calcium has long been recognised as a major factor in bone health
and the fight against osteoporosis. But now researchers at
Creighton University in the US suggest that a calcium - phosphorous
combination could be even more beneficial.
Unlike milk, the effect of bone-boosting calcium supplements in
young girls does not last, according to new research revealed this
week by the UK National Osteoporosis Society (NOS).