Journal of Education, Health and Sport
The Role of Vitamin D and Micronutrient Supplementation in Preventing Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women
Osteoporosis is a major skeletal disorder characterised by reduced bone mineral density and deteriorating microarchitecture, imposing a considerable burden of fragility fractures on postmenopausal women worldwide (Compston, McClung and Leslie, 2019). The estrogen withdrawal that accompanies menopause accelerates bone resorption, tipping the remodelling balance toward net bone loss and increasing fracture vulnerability within the first decade after the final menstrual period (Cummings and Melton, 2002). Vitamin D, c …