bone density

(Elsevier Health Sciences) Dairy is recognized as a key component of a healthy, balanced diet. However, until recently it was unclear how long-term dairy intake contributes to the many aspects of bone health in children, including bone density, bone mineral content and bone area.

A new study soon to be published in the Journal of Pediatrics investigates the effect of childhood dairy intake on adolescent bone health.

(Washington University School of Medicine) Maintaining bone density could be a key to decreasing the spread of cancer in women with locally advanced breast cancer, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

Louis.