Given the serious public health burden of fractures associated with osteoporosis, it is important to learn as much as possible about ways to prevent and treat bone loss.

The ... document reads like a love letter to for-profit health care providers.

Low bone density is only one of the risk factors for fracture.

People are looking for ways to lower their risk of fracture. This indicates that a simple dietary intervention can have some effect on bone health.

The study's findings of slowed bone loss and the reduction in hip fractures for some groups suggest a role for these supplements in preventing hip fracture in generally healthy postmenopausal women and support the current Surgeon General's recommendations for these nutrients.

As a journalist I reported on health stories and certainly knew what I needed to do to be more fit and lower my risk of heart disease, but I wasn't incorporating it into my life, ... The more I learned about eating healthy and staying fit, the better my life became.