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Supplements Could Be Less Effective Against Osteoporosis

By KSEE Sales
February 26, 2013 Updated Feb 26, 2013 at 3:21 PM PDT

Nearly half of all women 50 and older will experience an osteoporosis related fracture in their lifetime.

More than a million are affected each year. The go to prevention strategy has always been calcium and vitamin d supplements but now new recommendations suggest there are no benefits from these pills.

Erika Edwards reports.

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