Vitamin D status in female military personnel during combat training

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for maintaining bone health. Recent data suggest that vitamin D and calcium supplementation might affect stress fracture incidence in military personnel. Although stress fracture is a health risk for military personnel during tr...

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Main Authors: Young Andrew J, Rood Jennifer C, Williams Kelly W, Cable Sonya J, Karl J Philip, Andersen Nancy E, Lieberman Harris R, McClung James P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
Online Access:http://www.jissn.com/content/7/1/38