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Recent research suggests that cardiovascular disease (CVD) and bone loss are functionally interwoven. This study examined the concomitant effects of a nutritional treatment of osteopaenia on CVD-risk factors.
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Why is it important?
Vitamins C (500 mg) and B6 (75 mg) combined with proline had consistent beneficial effects on CVD-risk factors, whereas calcium alone did not. This study also underlined the importance of considering vitamin B6 status as a potential CVD risk factor.
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This page is a summary of: Cardiovascular disease‐risk factors in middle‐aged osteopaenic women treated with calcium alone or combined to three nutrients essential to artery and bone collagen, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, March 2008, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277x.2008.00852.x.
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