American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,Women's Health Care Physicians: ACOG practice bulletin. Clinical management guidelines for obstetrician-gynecologists. Number 50, January 2003. Obstetrics Gynecology, 2004; 103(1):203-216.
Anderson,JB: Nutrition and Bone Health. In: Mahan LK, Escott-Stump S, eds. Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy. 11th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders., 2003.
Mauck,KF & Clarke,BL: Diagnosis, screening, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis. Mayo Clin Proc, 2006; 81(5):662-672.
Delaney,MF: Strategies for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis during early postmenopause. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2006; 194(2 Suppl):S12-S23.
Food and Nutrition Board - Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: Dietary reference intakes tables. Available at: http://www.iom.edu/File.aspx?ID=21372., Accessed March 1, 2007.
Hodgson S, Watts N, Bilezikian J et al.: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: 2001 edition, with selected updates for 2003.. Endocr Pract. , 2003; 9(6):544-564.
Boonen,S, Vanderschueren,D, Haentjens,P, et al: Calcium and vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis - a clinical update. J Intern Med, 2006; 259(6):539-552.
National Institues of Health: Dietart Supplement Fact Sheet: Calcium. Available at: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium_pf.asp., Accessed March 8, 2007.
National Osteoporosis Foundation: NOF Osteoporosis Prevention - Calcium and Vitamin D Recommendations. Available at: http://www.nof.org/prevention/calcium.htm., Accessed March 8, 2007.
North American Menopause Society: The role of calcium in peri- and postmenopausal women: 2006 position statement of the North American Menopause Society. Menopause, 2006; 13(6):862-877.
Pennington JAT.: Bowes and Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used. 18th ed.. Philadelphia, PA: JB Lippincott Co, 1998.
Rosen,CJ: Clinical practice. Postmenopausal osteoporosis. The New England Journal of Medicine, 2005; 353(6):595-603.
The above information is an educational aid only. It is not intended as medical advice for individual conditions or treatments. Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before following any medical regimen to see if it is safe and effective for you.