Calcium Plus Protein Equals Strong Bones
 (New York, Reuters Health, 4/29/02)

In a 3-year study of 342 elderly people who were taking calcium citrate malate and Vitamin D supplements, Dr. Bess Dawson-Hughes and Susan S. Harris of Tufts University, Boston, reported greater bone mineral density improvement for those eating more dietary protein. The improvement occurred only for men and women taking the supplements, not the placebo, which suggests a synergistic relationship between the calcium and protein.