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Malnutrition in elderly people contributes to osteoporosis and fracture. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of nutritional improvement on bone metabolism in elderly community-dwelling women. A 12-month randomized controlled trial of 71 ambulant women aged 70 years with BMI 21kg/m2 and osteoporosis at the hip was undertaken. They received either calcium (1g) and vitamin D (800 units...