Mineral-rich water consumption as a non-pharmacological intervention for early menopausal bone mineral density preservation and reduction of long-term fracture risk: comment on Billington et al. Osteoporos Int. 2021;32(7):1313-20

M Bernardes^{1

2}, R Monteiro^{3

4}, M J Martins^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology, São João University Hospital Center, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal.
² Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal.
³ MEDCIDS-Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal.
⁴ UCSP Vila Meã, ACeS Baixo Tâmega, ARS Norte, Vila Meã, 4605-384, Porto, Portugal.
⁵ Department of Biomedicine, Unit of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal. mmartins@med.up.pt.
⁶ Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal. mmartins@med.up.pt.

Comment

M Bernardes et al. Osteoporos Int. 2022 Feb.

. 2022 Feb;33(2):497-498.

doi: 10.1007/s00198-021-06272-z. Epub 2022 Jan 12.

M Bernardes^{1

2}, R Monteiro^{3

4}, M J Martins^{5

6}

¹ Department of Rheumatology, São João University Hospital Center, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal.
² Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal.
³ MEDCIDS-Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal.
⁴ UCSP Vila Meã, ACeS Baixo Tâmega, ARS Norte, Vila Meã, 4605-384, Porto, Portugal.
⁵ Department of Biomedicine, Unit of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal. mmartins@med.up.pt.
⁶ Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal. mmartins@med.up.pt.

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Simulated effects of early menopausal bone mineral density preservation on long-term fracture risk: a feasibility study.
Billington EO, Leslie WD, Brown JP, Prior JC, Morin SN, Kovacs CS, Kaiser SM, Lentle BC, Anastassiades T, Towheed T, Kline GA. Billington EO, et al. Osteoporos Int. 2021 Jul;32(7):1313-1320. doi: 10.1007/s00198-021-05826-5. Epub 2021 Jan 12. Osteoporos Int. 2021. PMID: 33438038

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