ea0029oc8.2 | Bone | ICEECE2012
Jesudason D.
, Clifton P.
Introduction: The role of dietary protein in maintaining bone health is controversial. Traditionally the acidifying effect of high dietary protein (HP) has been thought to promote calcium loss from bone and hence hypercalciuria and so was considered harmful compared to a normal protein (NP) diet. However more recently the anabolic effect of increased dietary protein and its effect in increasing calcium absorption have been appreciated. There are no long term prospective clinic...