In Brief: Calcium study in athletes
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Calcium study in athletes: Calcium supplementation is "associated with significant increases" in bone mineral content and lean body mass in male athletes tracked over a two-year period in a study appearing in the July 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Robert Klesges, PhD, University of Memphis, et al. conclude that "bone loss is calcium related and exercise is positively related to [bone mineral content] provided that calcium intake is sufficient to off set dermal loss"...