Role of calcium supplemented cakes in the improvement of bone density

ABSTRACT

A public nutritional intervention trial on 45 women (ages of 60-70) by using the calcium complemented cakes and 45 women by using common cakes in Namdong and Giang vo communes, Hanoi capital aimed at evaluating the bone density and cardiovascular indices after intervention. The results have shown that the use of calcium supplemented cakes increased the T score of 0,1g/cm2 in the arm and T score of 0,17g/cm2 in the leg of menopausal women and reduced the systolic and diastolic pressure 2,9mmHg and 3,9 mmHg, respectively.