Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

Amount

$152,098.00

Award Date

9/15/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

One of the most important interventions for osteoporosis is prevention of bone loss. The main emphasis of prevention strategies has been on dietary calcium intake, however calcium by itself has limited efficacy.Thus, any component that can improve calcium