Researchers show the 'BEST' way to reduce osteoporosis risk.

(From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release)

Experts are putting prevention on display at a fitness centre in midtown Manhattan. Leaders in fitness and nutrition are demonstrating exactly how participants in the BEST Study, a four-year investigation conducted at the University of Arizona (UA), improved their bone mineral density (BMD) using two essentials: calcium and weight-bearing exercise. Data from the UA Bone Estrogen Strength Training (BEST) Study showed that a regimen of twice-a-day calcium citrate supplementation (Citracal) and three-times weekly resistance training improved bone density in postmenopausal women whether or not they took estrogen. Findings …