Supplementation with oral vitamin D3 and calcium during winter prevents seasonal bone loss: a randomized controlled open-label prospective trial

Bone metabolism follows a seasonal pattern with high bone turnover and bone loss during the winter. In a randomized, open-label 2-year sequential follow-up study of 55 healthy adults, we found that supplementation with oral vitamin D3 and calcium during winter abolished seasonal changes in calciotro...

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Main Authors: Meier, Christian (Author) , Woitge, Henning W. (Author) , Witte, Klaus (Author) , Lemmer, Björn (Author) , Seibel, Markus J. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: May 24, 2004
In: Journal of bone and mineral research
Year: 2004, Volume: 19, Issue: 8, Pages: 1221-1230
ISSN:1523-4681
DOI:10.1359/JBMR.040511
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1359/JBMR.040511
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1359/JBMR.040511
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Author Notes:Christian Meier, Henning W Woitge, Klaus Witte, Björn Lemmer, and Markus J Seibel

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