Women's Global Health Institute

Bone Health

Fractures of the hip are relatively common in elderly adults and often lead to devastating consequences. The rate of hip fracture is two to three times greater in women than men. Health care costs for hip fracture have risen to $17 billion per year. The Department of Nutrition Sciences at Purdue has had a strong presence in calcium nutrition and bone health since the mid 1980s. Expertise includes vitamin D and relationships to health that extend beyond bone to cancer, hypertension, body fat, and diabetes. Topics related to calcium and Vitamin D are two of the most funded nutrition areas because of their broad relationship to health and the prevalence of deficiencies in the U.S. and around the world.

David Burr PhD, IU School of Medicine Email	Michael Econs MD, IU School of Medicine Email	George McCabe Department of Statistics Email	George Jackson PhD, Department of Physics Roseann Email	Linda Nei PhD, Department of Health Sciences Email
Munro Peacock MD, IU School of Medicine Email	Dennis Savaiano PhD, Department of Nutrition Science Email	Dorothy Teegarden PhD, Department of Nutrition Science Email	Stuart Warden PhD, IUPUI Email	Connie Weaver PhD, Department of Nutrition Science Email