BESS V DAWSON-HUGHES

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Affiliation: Tufts University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Plasma calcidiol, season, and serum parathyroid hormone concentrations in healthy elderly men and women
    B Dawson-Hughes
    Jean Mayer US Department Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 65:67-71. 1997
  2. ncbi Effect of withdrawal of calcium and vitamin D supplements on bone mass in elderly men and women
    B Dawson-Hughes
    Calcium and Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 72:745-50. 2000
  3. ncbi Calcium intake influences the association of protein intake with rates of bone loss in elderly men and women
    Bess Dawson-Hughes
    Calcium and Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 75:773-9. 2002
  4. ncbi Calcium supplement and bone medication use in a US Medicare health maintenance organization
    B Dawson-Hughes
    Calcium and Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Osteoporos Int 13:657-62. 2002

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Publications4

  1. ncbi Plasma calcidiol, season, and serum parathyroid hormone concentrations in healthy elderly men and women
    B Dawson-Hughes
    Jean Mayer US Department Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 65:67-71. 1997
    ..More than 90% of the men and women had calcidiol concentrations below this value in the wintertime. The high prevalence of lower wintertime calcidiol values may increase risk of bone loss in elderly men and women...
  2. ncbi Effect of withdrawal of calcium and vitamin D supplements on bone mass in elderly men and women
    B Dawson-Hughes
    Calcium and Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 72:745-50. 2000
    ..Supplementation with calcium and vitamin D reduces bone loss and prevents fractures in elderly people, but it is not known whether any lasting benefit remains if the supplements are discontinued...
  3. ncbi Calcium intake influences the association of protein intake with rates of bone loss in elderly men and women
    Bess Dawson-Hughes
    Calcium and Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 75:773-9. 2002
    ..There is currently no consensus on the effect of dietary protein intake on the skeleton, but there is some indication that low calcium intakes adversely influence the effect of dietary protein on fracture risk...
  4. ncbi Calcium supplement and bone medication use in a US Medicare health maintenance organization
    B Dawson-Hughes
    Calcium and Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Osteoporos Int 13:657-62. 2002
    ..Based on the results of this survey, many elderly men and women may benefit from increased utilization of calcium supplements and bone-active medications...