A comparison of changes in bone density following the same bone-health plan, but with a different bone-health supplement.
The US Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health suggests America's bone-health is in jeopardy and issued a "call to action" to develop bone-health plans that: 1. improve nutrition, 2. increase health literacy and, 3. increase physical activity. The purpose of this study was to use a comparative effective research model to compare 6-month changes in bone mineral density (BMD)in two study groups. Both followed the same bone health plan that contained the three components listed above with the same plant-source calcium supplement, but enhanced with different levels of calcium, vitamin D3, vitamin K and magnesium.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
354
Daily consumption of 7 capsules containing bone health ingredients
Taking 7 capsules a day for six months
Integrative Health Technologies
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Changes in Bone Mineral Density (BMD)
Measurements of bone mineral density were conducted at baseline and 6 months from baseline in two different study groups following the same bone-health behavior modification plan, but with different versions of a bone-health calcium supplement.
Time frame: baseline and 6 months
A comparison of changes from baseline in 43-blood chemistry panel and a self-reported quality of life inventory in both study groups
Study subjects in both arms of the study completed a fasting 43-blood chemistry panel and an 84-item self-reported quality of life inventory at baseline and again after participating in the study for six months. No significant differences were found in the within-group changes from baseline or between the groups on both sets of measures.
Time frame: six months
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