Vitamin C Prevents Hypogonadal Bone Loss

Ling-Ling Zhu; Jay Cao; Merry Sun; Tony Yuen; Raymond Zhou; Jianhua Li; Yuanzhen Peng; Surinder S. Moonga; Lida Guo; Jeffrey I. Mechanick; Jameel Iqbal; Liu Peng; Harry C. Blair; Zhuan Bian; Mone Zaidi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047058

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Vitamin C Prevents Hypogonadal Bone Loss

Ling-Ling Zhu,

Affiliations School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China, The Mount Sinai Bone Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Jay Cao,

Affiliation Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
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Merry Sun,

Affiliation The Mount Sinai Bone Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Tony Yuen,

Affiliation The Mount Sinai Bone Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Raymond Zhou,

Affiliation The Mount Sinai Bone Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Jianhua Li,

Affiliation The Mount Sinai Bone Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Yuanzhen Peng,

Affiliation The Mount Sinai Bone Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Surinder S. Moonga,

Affiliation The Mount Sinai Bone Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Lida Guo,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jeffrey I. Mechanick,

Affiliation The Mount Sinai Bone Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Jameel Iqbal,

Affiliation The Mount Sinai Bone Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Liu Peng,

Affiliation School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Harry C. Blair,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Zhuan Bian ,

* E-mail: mone.zaidi@mssm.edu (MZ); kqyywjtx@hotmail.com (ZB)

Affiliation School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Mone Zaidi

* E-mail: mone.zaidi@mssm.edu (MZ); kqyywjtx@hotmail.com (ZB)

Affiliation The Mount Sinai Bone Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Vitamin C Prevents Hypogonadal Bone Loss

Ling-Ling Zhu,
Jay Cao,
Merry Sun,
Tony Yuen,
Raymond Zhou,
Jianhua Li,
Yuanzhen Peng,
Surinder S. Moonga,
Lida Guo,
Jeffrey I. Mechanick

Published: October 8, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047058

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The secret of success is not in vitamin C, and in the ovaries of intact controls.

Posted by zalozni on 18 Oct 2012 at 09:14 GMT

The secret of success is not in vitamin C, and in the ovaries of intact controls. Propose to divide the two groups in two. 1 \ in the 2nd half of the core group given vitamin D3 and (auxiliary magnesium) 1 \ in the 2nd half of the control group did not give anything.

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The secret of success is not in vitamin C, and in the ovaries of intact controls.

Posted by zalozni on 18 Oct 2012 at 09:14 GMT