Bone Abstracts

Background: The traditional Inuit diet in Greenland consists mainly of fish and marine mammals. The marine diet is an important source for vitamin D in Greenland. Vitamin D has anti-inflammatory capacity but markers of inflammation were high in Inuit with a high intake of marine food items. Yet, the effect of vitamin D on inflammation in Inuit remains unsettled.Objectives: To investigate the association between vitamin D and markers of inflammation in a ...

Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between gut hormones and bone re-modeling and intestinal growth by measuring meal stimulated changes in hormones and bone markers in blood samples collected from patients before and after gastric bypass (GBP).Methods: Eighteen patients (12 females and 6 males) were included in the study, approved by the Municipal Ethical Committee of Copenhagen. All subjects were studied before surgery (~2 wee...