FOOD SUPPLEMENT FOR BUILDING BONES COMPRISING CALCIUM, TRACE MINERAL, AND VITAMIN-D OR DIPHOSPHONATES

摘要

The present invention is calcium citrate maleate; Manganese, copper and zinc salts; And a component or ingredients selected from the group of vitamin D or its metabolites or precursors; Or nutritional mineral supplements comprising a drug therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of calcitonin, editronate, diphosphonate and aminodiphosphonate. Estrogens can also be used in these supplements. The supplement providing at least 25% of the RDA of calcium, trace minerals and vitamins is taken with a normal meal. Such supplements are useful for enhancing bone growth in humans and animals and for treating bone loss due to aging. The supplement may be in the form of a solid tablet, liquid unit dosage form, or in a beverage.