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Dietary Protein & Bone Health: New Perspectives
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Bess Dawson-Hughes, M.D.
Professor of Medicine,
Metabolic Laboratory
Tufts University Center on Aging
USDA Human Nutrition Research Center
Boston, MA

Zamzam K. (Fariba) Roughead, Ph.D., R.D.
Research Nutritionist
Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Grand Forks, ND.

• Summary

• Introduction

• Protein's Effect on Calcium Metabolism

• Protein's Effect on Bone Health

• Interaction of Dietary Calcium and Protein on Bone Health

• Looking Beyond Single Nutrients

• Conclusion

• References