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Does dairy really strengthen your bones?

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Dr. Nolan Segal answered

Helps: Calcium, vitamin d and exercise make for strong bones.

Answered 6/28/2012

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Is it true?calcium in cow milk is not absorbable?also, milk causes bone lose due to acidity?vegan advocate had many negative things to say about dairy

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Can u please advice me which foods contain vitamin K [for bone health], secondly , which foods are high in vit d if i can't take dairy or much fish?Thanku

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Sometimes get severe hip (back of hip bone)pain when walking.what could it be?should i do vit d and calcium tests?coz i never drink milk or dairy

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Im 60. Never smoked. Zero alcohol intake. Height fruit and dairy intake. Walk and hike 4 x weekly. Daily exposure to sunlight. Weight 52 kg. Height 163cm. Recent scan showed considerable bone loss but still just in osteopenia. Aclasta or not?

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Radioactive iodine treatment. Regarding Iodine free Diet. Do Bone Broth, Egg or Beef Protein powders contain Iodine? The labels do not say. Whey Protein powders labels do not say either but we know whey is dairy so it must contain Iodine...?

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