Bone Abstracts

The childhood and adolescent years represent a critical period for bone acquisition. Extrinsic factors such as diet and physical activity represent modifiable variables that may have a significant impact on a young adult’s peak bone mass. This lecture will consider dietary supplementation with specific nutrients as a strategy to augment bone density during the childhood and teenage years. An overview will be provided, as well as data reviewed from supplementation trials i...

Biographical DetailsCatherine M Gordon, MD, MSc is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and is Director of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. She is board-certified in adolescent medicine and pediatric endocrinology. She is on the Board of Directors for the International Society for Clinical Densitometry, and direc...