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Excess dietary protein and Hypercalcuria. calcium.
Title: Excess dietary protein and Hypercalcuria. calcium.
Category: Science & Technology / Chemistry
Details: Words: 2378 | Pages: 10.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Excess dietary protein and Hypercalcuria. calcium.
INTRODUCTION:
Osteoporosis is the major public health problem in the United States because the disease costs million lives and dollars. Osteoporosis, which means "porous bones," is a condition of excessive skeletal fragility resulting in bones that break easily. A combination of genetic, dietary, hormonal, age-related, and lifestyle factors all contribute to this condition. Osteoporosis leads to 1.5 million fractures, or breaks, per year, mostly in the hip, spine and wrist, with the cost of treatment estimated …showed first 75 words of 2378 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2378 total…the complexity of bone, development of osteoporosis and subsequent fractures. Although our understanding of nutrients and other components affecting bone health continues to grow, the process of acquiring knowledge is not over. Referring a famous quote: "Truth is seldom pure and never simple," we realize that what is considered a truth now might change, but as long as we keep with our quest, the more certain we will become that what we know is true.
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