In the authors' words
“Clinical evidence also exists on the effectiveness of vitamin K, a combination of calcium and vitamin D or a combination of walking with other weight-bearing exercise in reducing bone mineral density loss and the incidence of fractures in postmenopausal women.”
What was measured
- Bone density Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Other
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, low bone density
- Exercise
- Walking, Other exercise
- Cited
- 119 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 20580501
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