Obesity and ageing place a tremendous strain on the global healthcare system. Age-related
sarcopenia is characterized by decreased muscular strength, decreased muscle quantity …

Since 1941, Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) has been recognized as the most
authoritative source of information on nutrient levels for healthy people. Since publication of …

The Female Athlete Triad is a medical condition often observed in physically active girls and
women, and involves three components:(1) low energy availability with or without …

Established as one of the world's most widely read gynecology texts, Clinical Gynecologic
Endocrinology and Infertility is now in its Seventh Edition. In a clear, user-friendly style …

Bone area (BA) and bone mineral content (BMC) were measured from childhood to young
adulthood at the total body (TB), lumbar spine (LS), total hip (TH), and femoral neck (FN). BA …

Here we review and extend a new unitary model for the pathophysiology of involutional
osteoporosis that identifies estrogen (E) as the key hormone for maintaining bone mass and …

Objective The purpose of this paper is (1) to summarize what is known of factors that
inuence achieving the full genetic potential for skeletal mass, both positive and negative;(2) …

Abstract GH and IGF-I are important regulators of bone homeostasis and are central to the
achievement of normal longitudinal bone growth and bone mass. Although GH may act …

Osteoporosis is a growing major public health problem with impact that crosses medical,
social, and economic lines. These guidelines have been developed by the American …

There is no one cause of bone fragility; genetic and environmental factors play a part in
development of smaller bones, fewer or thinner trabeculae, and thin cortices, all of which …