Nutritional Aspects of Bone Health

Nutritional Aspects of Bone Health provides an in-depth review of the role of diet in the development and maintenance of bone health throughout the lifecycle, and prevention of osteoporosis in later life. The book is multi-authored by the world's leading researchers in this area, who have come together to formulate the first ever textbook on nutritional aspects of bone health, and includes the current and cutting edge science underpinning the prevention of bone disease. The book is structured such that, in the first section, an overview is provided on what is meant by the terms bone health and osteoporosis and includes key areas such as epidemiology, genetics and the impact of non-nutritional exogenous factors influencing the skeleton. The second section details the established nutritional factors affecting bone health, namely calcium and vitamin D. Section three focuses on the role of macronutrients and macrominerals in bone health, namely protein, phosphorus, sodium and potassium, including the criticality of acid-base homeostasis to skeletal integrity. Section four addresses the effects of microminerals, trace elements, vitamin K, vitamin A and isoflavones on bone. Section five focuses attention on key issues connected with the influence of diet and anorexia and bulimia on bone health including nutrition and bone growth; nutrient:gene interactions; nutrient:drug interactions; and the final section discusses the effect of diet on reduction of fracture risk; the cost-effectiveness of nutritional supplements; and nutritional strategies for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. The book is targeted at a number of key audiences. Whilst there is a focus on the academic research world and those principally involved in education, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, the book will also be of considerable interest to those participating in the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, namely those working in the medical and health promotion fields. Furthermore, Nutritional Aspects of Bone Health will be of particular interest to the food industry as the popularity of foods designed to target specific health issues increases, and nutritional therapy has a critical role to play in this major public health problem.

ISBN 0854045856   Pages 767 ISBN13 9780854045853 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry   Weight (grammes) 1275 Imprint Royal Society of Chemistry   Published in Cambridge Format Hardback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 01 Sep 2003   Width (mm) 156 Library of Congress RC930   Spine width (mm) 45 DEWEY 613.2   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

Ch. 1		An overview of osteoporosis by David Reid		1
Ch. 2		Epidemiology and public health impact of osteoporosis by Ann Scott Russell and Elaine Dennison and Cyrus Cooper		13
Ch. 3		Non-nutritional risk factors for bone fragility by Olof Johnell		25
Ch. 4		Genetic susceptibility to osteoporosis by Fiona McGuigan and Stuart Ralston		37
Ch. 5		Rickets, osteomalacia and other metabolic bone diseases: influence of nutrition by John Pettifor		65
Ch. 6		Assessment of dietary intake and nutritional status by Gail Goldberg		91
Ch. 7		Nutritional aspects of bone growth: an overview by Jean-Philippe Bonjour and Patrick Ammann and Thierry Chevalley and Serge Ferrari and Rene Rizzoli		111
Ch. 8		Calcium and bone health
8.1		Role of calcium in maximizing peak bone mass development by Velimir Matkovic and Zeljka Crncevic-Orlic and John Iandoll		129
8.2		Role of calcium in reducing postmenopausal bone loss and in fracture prevention by Bess Dawson-Hughes		145
8.3		Issues concerning calcium absorption and bone health by Steven Abrams		157
Ch. 9		Vitamin D and fracture prevention by Ian Reid		175
Ch. 10		Protein and skeletal health
10.1		Effects of dietary protein insufficiency on the skeleton by Rene Rizzoli and Patrick Ammann and Thierry Chevalley and Jean-Philippe Bonjour		193
10.2		Excess dietary protein and bone health by Linda Massey and Susan Whiting		213
Ch. 11		The influence of phosphorus on the skeleton by Mona Calvo and Thomas Carpenter		229
Ch. 12		Sodium effects on bone and calcium metabolism by Kevin Cashman and Albert Flynn		267
Ch. 13		Role of the skeleton in acid-base balance
13.1		Acid-base homeostasis and the skeleton: Is there a fruit and vegetable link to bone health? by Susan New		291
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Highly recommended for undergraduate and postgraduate students in medical or food science, and will also be of value to workers in medical and health promotion, and nutritional therapy. -- Carbohydrate Polymers, 58 (2004) 359-361 (John F Kennedy) Carbohydrate Polymers A well-written and informative book, a first as a textbook on the subject of nutrition and bone health...should provide much useful and interesting information to nutrition students and allied health professionals as well as to scientists in the field of nutrition and bone health. -- Food Australia, Vol.56, No.12, December 2004 (Associate Professor Marlena Kruger) Comprehensive and impressive...a valuable source of information for all working in the bone field and for health professionals. -- Public Health Nutrition, 8(2), 217-218 (Christel Lamberg-Allardt) Public Health Nutrition An excellent reference with comprehensive information on a range of relevant nutritional topics. I would highly recommend it. -- Osteoporosis Review, 2004, Vol.12, No.2 (Terence O'Neill) Osteoporosis Review I would strongly recommend this book as an essential 'key text' in the libraries of all universities involved in the teaching of nutrition. -- Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 2004, 17, p.481 (Dr Ruth Ash RPHN) Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics Highly recommended for undergraduate and postgraduate students in medical or food science, and will also be of value to workers in medical and health promotion, and nutritional therapy. A well-written and informative book, a first as a textbook on the subject of nutrition and bone health...should provide much useful and interesting information to nutrition students and allied health professionals as well as to scientists in the field of nutrition and bone health. Comprehensive and impressive...a valuable source of information for all working in the bone field and for health professionals. An excellent reference with comprehensive information on a range of relevant nutritional topics. I would highly recommend it. I would strongly recommend this book as an essential 'key text' in the libraries of all universities involved in the teaching of nutrition.

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