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Dieters - Protect Your Bones with Calcium

Posted April 21, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Kathleen Blanchard

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Weight Control

Past studies have associated dieting with bone loss.  The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports that you can protect yourself by consuming 1 or 1.8g/day (1000-1800mg) of calcium during periods of moderate weight loss.

“Compared with obese persons, overweight persons may…

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