This volume is the proceedings from the 3rd International Symposium on Nutritional Aspects of Osteoporosis held in Lausanne, Switzerland from May 22-24, 1997. The internationally recognized faculty present the latest research on the nutritional aspects of osteoporosis.

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I. Nutrition and Development of Bone in Childhood and Adolescence.- 1. Calcium Intake and Age Influence Calcium Retention in Adolescence.- 2. The Effect of Enhanced Bone Gain Achieved with Calcium Supplementation During Ages 12 to 16 Does Not Persist in Late Adolescence.- 3. Skeletal Development in Young Females: Endogenous Versus Exogenous Factors.- 4. Teenage Girls Dietary Intake, Attitude Toward Dairy Products, and Bone Mineral Density One Year after the Cessation of a Dairy Product Food Supplement Study.- 5. Bone Growth in Childhood and Adolescence: The Interpretation of Dietary Supplementation Trials.- 6. Calcium Intake Is Not Related to the Increase of Bone Mass in Professional Football Players.- 7. Associations of Physical Activity and Calcium Intake with Bone Characteristics in Women.- 8. The Recommended Dietary Allowance for Calcium Is Unknown in Young Healthy Adults.- II. Nutrition and Genetics.- 9. Interaction Between Genetic and Nutritional Factors.- 10. GeneticsDietary Calcium Interaction and Bone Mass.- 11 The Influence of the Vitamin D and Estrogen Receptor Genotypes on Bone Mineral Density Changes in Teenage Girls Supplemented with Dairy Products.- III. IGF and Nutrition.- 12. Nutritional Regulation of Hepatic Production of IGF-1.- 13. Nutritional Factors Influencing IGF-1 Concentrations in Postmenopausal Women.- 14. IGF-1 and Osteoporosis: Lessons from Mice and Men.- 15. Protein Intake and Osteoporosis.- IV. Various Nutritional Influences.- 16. Dietary Xylitol Protects Against Osseal Changes in Experimental Osteoporosis.- 17. Effects of Caffeine Consumption on Hip Fracture, Bone Density, and Calcium Retention.- 18. Effects of Soy Isoflavones on Bone.- 19. Voluntary Weight Reduction Increases Bone Turnover and Loss.- 20. Adaptation of Young Men toHigh Phosphate Intake.- V. Influence of Food Composition on Bone.- 21. Bone Health and Nutritional Status of Chinese Vegetarians.- 22. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Bone Health: Is There a Link?.- 23. Acid-Base Imbalance and the Skeleton.- 24. Salt Effects on Bone and Calcium Metabolism.- VI. Vitamin D Supply and Vitamin D Deficiency.- 25. Effects of Vitamin D3, 25(OH)D, and 1,25(OH)2D on Calcium Absorption Efficiency.- 26. Bioavailability of Various Calcium Supplements: Low-Dose Vitamin D Enhances Calcium Absorption in Normal Women.- 27. Vitamin D Deficiency Does Not Influence Peak Bone Mass in Ushuaia.- 28. Reasonable Vitamin D Daily Allowance.- 29. Does Calcium Intake Change Vitamin D Requirements?.- 30. Defining Hypovitaminosis D in the Elderly.- VII. Nutritional Deficiencies and Bone Health.- 31. Calcium and Vitamin D Nutrition in the Elderly.- 32. Prevalence of Latent Vitamin D Insufficiency in a Middle-Aged Normal Population from SU. VI. MAX Study.- 33. Vitamin D and Calcium Dietary Supplements in the Elderly.- VIII. Calcium in the Treatment of Osteoporosis.- 34. Interactions Between Calcium Intake and Antiresorptive Therapy in Osteoporosis.- 35. Recommended Calcium Intakes Revisited: Round Table.- Author Index.