Sauteed kale with garlic, butter, and red onions
The July 29, 2010 edition of BMJ Online caught many by surprise, when it reported on a statistical analysis of data from 11 clinical trials in which women took calcium supplements without vitamin D in hopes of preventing fractures. The authors discovered that, not only did the calcium do almost nothing to prevent fractures, there were slightly more heart attacks in the group of women taking calcium supplements.
If you have osteoporosis, you may wonder: What should I be doing for my bones?
Here’s the wrong answer:
People with osteoporosis should be taking medications, not supplements, to treat the disease.” –Dr John Cleland
