Osteoporosis is a complex, multi-factorial condition characterized by reduced bone mass
and impaired micro-architectural structure, leading to an increased susceptibility to fractures …

This volume presents the findings of a study of the potentially harmful effects that impurities
in water may have on the health of those who drink it. The study was conducted by the …

Sources of error in the interpretation of respiratory data are evaluated and reviewed with
special reference to the detailed composition of foods. Estimates of fuel utilization or …

Recommendations for increased consumption of protein are among the most common
approaches of popular or fad diets. This review summarizes the effects of dietary protein on …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews how patterns of skeletal growth and pathology can
be used to investigate changing patterns of human interaction with the nutritional …

The average elderly person is in negative calcium balance and accordingly is losing bone
mass. While factors such as decreased mechanical loading of the skeleton undoubtedly …

From John Robbins, a new edition of the classic that awakened the conscience of a nation.
Since the 1987 publication of Diet for a New America, beef consumption in the United States …

Dietary protein increases urinary calcium losses and has been associated with higher rates
of hip fracture in cross-cultural studies. However, the relation between protein and risk of …

High dietary protein intakes are known to increase urinary calcium excretion and, if
maintained, will result in sustained hypercalciuria. To date, the majority of calcium balance …

Regardless of what particular academic track you may have followed as a college
undergraduate, whether it was paleoanthropology, archaeology, biology, geosciences, or …