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Michael Castleman has been called n++one of nation's top health writersn++ by Library Journal. He has written more than 1,500 health articles, and his science journalism has been nominated twice for the National Magazine Awards.....
| Foreword | p. v |
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Introduction: An Evidence-Based Approach to Bone Health and Osteoporosis Prevention | p. ix |
| Why the Calcium Theory Is Wrong | |
| Countries That Consume the Most Milk, Dairy Foods, and Calcium Supplements Suffer the Most Fractures | p. 3 |
| Why Some Osteoporosis Studies Should Be Taken More Seriously than Others | p. 19 |
| Milk, Dairy Foods, and Calcium Supplements by Themselves or in Any Combination Do Not Prevent Fractures | p. 31 |
| Calcium Intake During Childhood Does Not Prevent Fractures at Any Stage of Life | p. 35 |
| Vitamin D with or Without Calcium Prevents Few if Any Fractures | p. 39 |
| The Final Score: We Need a Theory That Works | p. 45 |
| The Bone Vitality Prescription: Low-Acid Eating and Daily Walking | |
| The Key to Strong Bones and Fracture Prevention: The Bloodstream's Acid/Alkaline Balance | p. 51 |
| Why a Forty-Year-Old Explanation Is "New" | p. 85 |
| Bricks and Mortar: For Strong Bones, the Body Needs More than Calcium | p. 95 |
| The Case Against Low-Acid Eating | p. 111 |
| Evolving Toward Low-Acid Eating-Painlessly | p. 121 |
| Recipes for Low-Acid Eating | p. 137 |
| As Important as Low-Acid Eating: Walk Your Way to Stronger Bones | p. 151 |
| Other Risk Factors for Osteoporosis and What You Can Do About Them | |
| Diabetes, Frailty, and Fractures | p. 171 |
| Risk Factors for Fractures? Salt, Caffeine, Alcohol, Smoking, Depression, and Several Prescription Drugs | p. 175 |
| Should You Take Osteoporosis Drugs? | p. 183 |
| Save Your Bones and Save the Planet | p. 199 |
| Conclusion: We Need an Evidence-Based Approach to Bone Vitality | p. 203 |
| Scorecard: Do Milk, Dairy Foods, and Calcium Supplements, by Themselves or Combined, Reduce the Risk of Fractures? | p. 209 |
| Scorecard: Do Milk, Dairy, and Calcium Intake During Childhood Prevent Fractures? | p. 223 |
| Scorecard: Does Vitamin D, with or Without Calcium, Reduce Fracture Risk? | p. 227 |
| References | p. 235 |
| Index | p. 237 |
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