Combined calcium and vitamin D supplements
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1. A method of building bone in a human, comprising administering to said human a safe and effective amount of a supplement comprising a synergistically effective amount of calcium citrate malate and a vitamin D material selected from the group consisting of vitamin D3, vitamin D2, 25(OH)D3, 25(OH)D2, 1α
- ,25(OH)2D3, 1α
,25(OH)2D2 and mixtures thereof for a sufficient period of time to increase the absolute skeletal mass of said human by at least about 0.1%.
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Nutritional mineral supplements comprising calcium citrate malate and vitamin D are disclosed. Estrogen can also be used with these supplements. These supplements, which provide at least 25% RDA of calcium and vitamin D are used in addition to the normal diet. These supplements are useful for increasing bone growth and for treating age-related bone loss in humans and animals.
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1. A method of building bone in a human, comprising administering to said human a safe and effective amount of a supplement comprising a synergistically effective amount of calcium citrate malate and a vitamin D material selected from the group consisting of vitamin D3, vitamin D2, 25(OH)D3, 25(OH)D2, 1α
- ,25(OH)2D3, 1α
,25(OH)2D2 and mixtures thereof for a sufficient period of time to increase the absolute skeletal mass of said human by at least about 0.1%. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 49)
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25. A method of reducing fracture risk in a human suffering from age related bone loss, comprising administering to said human a safe and effective amount of a supplement comprising a synergistically effective amount of calcium citrate malate and a vitamin D material selected from the group consisting of vitamin D3, vitamin D2, 25(OH)D3, 25(OH)D2, 1α
- ,25(OH)2D3, 1α
,25(OH)2D2 and mixtures thereof for a sufficient period of time to increase the absolute skeletal mass of said human by at least about 0.1%. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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50. A mineral supplements for building bones, comprising a unit dosage mixture of:
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a) from about 100 milligrams to about 1000 milligrams of calcium, on an elemental basis, in the form of calcium malate; and
b) an amount of vitamin D material, selected from the group consisting of vitamin D3, vitamin D2, 25(OH)D3, 25(OH)D2, 1α
,25(OH)2D3, 1α
,25(OH)2D2 and mixtures thereof, equivalent to from about 0.6 micrograms to about 30 micrograms of vitamin D3;
wherein the calcium and vitamin D material are included in a synergistically effective amount. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A beverage comprising a synergistically effective amount of:
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a) calcium in the form of calcium citrate malate; and
b) a vitamin D material selected from the group consisting of vitamin D3, vitamin D2, 25(OH)D3, 25(OH)D2, 1α
,25(OH)2D3, 1α
,25(OH)2D2.
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