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Calcium intake and bone mineral density: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2015 · Systematic review & meta-analysis

Across the trials reviewed, higher calcium intake raised bone mineral density by only about 1–2%, a small change unlikely to meaningfully reduce fractures.

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