January 10

The Working Group of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS) and Osteoporosis Australia (OA) recently recommended the use of combination supplemental calcium and Vitamin D to improve bone mineral density for elderly men and women. In a position statement from the advisory group found in the March 16 edition of the Medical Journal of Australia, the following was highlighted about a recent review of the current research on calcium and vitamin D