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Intake of dehydrated nopal (Opuntia ficus indica) improves bone mineral density and calciuria in adult Mexican women

BACKGROUND: The intake of dehydrated nopal (DN) at a high stage of maturity along with high calcium content could improve bone mineral density (BMD) and calciuria and thus prevent osteoporosis. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of calcium intake from a vegetable source (DN) on BMD and calciuria cove...

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Autores principales: Aguilera-Barreiro, María de los Angeles, Rivera-Márquez, José Alberto, Trujillo-Arriaga, Héctor Miguel, Tamayo y Orozco, Juan Alfredo, Barreira-Mercado, Eduardo, Rodríguez-García, Mario E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3661902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23704856
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v57i0.19106