Kerrie Sanders – The Conversation

Dietary calcium is necessary to ensure our bones hold on to all the calcium they need to stay strong. Incase/Flickr

March 29, 2017

Explainer: how do our bones get calcium and why do they need it?

Emma Duncan, The University of Queensland; Kerrie Sanders, Australian Catholic University; Peter Robert Ebeling, Monash University, and Warrick Inder, The University of Queensland

If dietary calcium is in short supply, calcium is released from bone to maintain the critical level in the bloodstream needed for nerve and muscle function.

Older people are more likely to have falls as their balance and muscle strength usually isn’t what it was. from www.shutterstock.com.au

January 24, 2017

Why older people get osteoporosis and have falls

Kerrie Sanders, Australian Catholic University

In 2012 the total cost of poor bone health in adults aged over 50 years was A$2.75 billion, and 64% of this cost was the direct cost associated with treating and managing fractures.

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