Bone Density in Axial and Appendicular Skeleton in Patients with Lactose Intolerance: Influence of Calcium Intake and Vitamin D Status
Elena Segal, MD,
Lubov Dvorkin, MD,
Alexandra Lavy, MD,
Geila S. Rozen, RD, PhD,
Irit Yaniv, MD,
Batia Raz, MSc,
Ada Tamir, PhD and
Sophia Ish-Shalom, MD
Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit (E.S., S.I.-S.), ISRAEL
Endocrine Laboratory, (B.R.), ISRAEL
Department of Clinical Nutrition (G.S.R.), ISRAEL
Rambam Medical Center, Gastroenterology Unit, Bnei Zion Medical Center (A.L.), ISRAEL
Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology, Carmel Medical Center (A.T.), ISRAEL
The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (A.T., S.I.-S.), ISRAEL
Haifa, Sunligth Ltd., Rehovot, (I.Y.), ISRAEL
Geriatric Department, Western Galilee Hospital, Naharyia (L.D.), ISRAEL

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Fig. 1. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) level and dairy calcium intake in LI patients.
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Fig. 2. Deoxypyridinoline (DPD) level and total calcium intake in LI patients.
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Fig. 3. Bone parameters in lactose intolerance (LI) patients, measured by ultrasound (in units of speed of sound [SOS]).
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