Calcium supplements
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Taken "to levels above habitual intake has been shown to increase bone mass in children and adolescents and to reduce bone loss associated with advancing age," according to a statement released April 1 by the Consensus Development Conference in Hong Kong. Held in conjunction with the Fourth International Symposium on Osteoporosis, the conference was sponsored by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Osteoporosis Foundation and the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and Bone Disease.