Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0005p326 | Osteoporosis: pathophysiology and epidemiology | ECTS2016

Calcium and vitamin D supplementations: 2015 position statement of the Korean society for bone and mineral research

Ju Lee Han

Calcium and vitamin D are essential components for bone health, thus calcium and vitamin D supplementation is an important strategy in the management of osteoporosis.However, the benefit of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on bone health is still controversial. Moreover, potentially harmful effects of excessive calcium supplementation on cardiovascular health are recently suggested. Too high a level of vitamin D has been also reported to have severa...