ABSTRACT
Studies on nutrition and bone health have principally focused on postmenopausal women and the elderly and to some extent on children and adolescents, whereas young adults have not received very much attention. In this review, we focus on the effects of nutritional factors on the skeleton during the period between the time after peak bone mass (PBM) is reached in men and women and well before menopause in women. Many nutritional factors in—uence bone tissue directly or through calcium (Ca) metabolism. Studies have mostly focused on vitamin D and Ca. Yet, many other nutritional factors have an in—uence on the adult bone such as phosphorus (P), protein, vitamin K, vitamin C, magnesium, and fatty acids.
