Menopausal osteoporosis - Calcium
Dr Anand Malaviya
Head of the Department of Medicine and Chief of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology Services,
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Consultant Rheumatologist, 'A&R Clinic'
Visiting Sr. Consultant, Rheumatologist, ISIC Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi.
Head of the Department of Medicine and Chief of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology Services,
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Consultant Rheumatologist, 'A&R Clinic'
Visiting Sr. Consultant, Rheumatologist, ISIC Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi.
Q: My question is what is the advantage of using vitamin D-3 with calcium as opposed to only calcium in the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
A:Vitamin D3 helps in the absorption of calcium. Calcium alone does not have a good absorption capacity. These are well proven facts with a large number of studies to back up the recommendation.