Dietary intake of Brazilian black and white men and its relationship to the bone mineral density of the femoral neck

Dietary intake of Brazilian black and white men and its relationship to the bone mineral density of the femoral neck

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Osteoporosis and fragility fractures are an important public health problem. Although bone loss occurs with age universally, the incidence of bone loss fractures varies greatly between racial groups. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between calcium, protei...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Constante Jaime, Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira Latorre, Alex Antonio Florindo, Tomoe Tanaka, Cristiano Augusto de Freitas Zerbini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Bone density
Diet surveys
Diet
Men
Race relations
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