![]() Researchers at Tufts University studied the vitamin C intake and risk of osteoporosis among 5,200 elderly men and women. Dietary vitamin C protected against bone loss, whereas a combination of dietary and supplemental vitamin C protected against bone loss in men who were deficient in either calcium or vitamin E. Vitamin C did not seem related to bone health in women. The vitamin is needed to make collagen, which makes up 90 percent of the protein in bone. Sahni S. Journal of Nutrition, 2008;138: 1931-1938. | ||
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