Better Bones References

Product references — Silica

Sripanyakorn, S., et al. 2009. The comparative absorption of silicon from different foods and food supplements. Br. J. Nutr., 102 (6), 825–834. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744664/?tool=pubmed (accessed 07.23.2010).

Duivenvoorden, W., et al. 2008. Divergent effects of orthosilicic acid and dimethylsilanediol on cell survival and adhesion in human osteoblast-like cells. J. Trace Elem. Med. Biol., 22 (3), 215–223. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18755397 (accessed 07.23.2010).

O'Connor, C., et al. 2008. Mineral balance in horses fed two supplemental silicon sources. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (Berl), 92 (2), 173–181. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18336414 (accessed 07.22.2010).

Spector, T., et al. 2008. Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid supplementation as an adjunct to calcium/vitamin D3 stimulates markers of bone formation in osteopenic females: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet. Disord., 9, 85. URL (PDF): http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2474-9-85.pdf (accessed 07.23.2010).

Martin, K. 2007. The chemistry of silica and its potential health benefits. J. Nutr. Health Aging, 11 (2), 94–97. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17435951 (accessed 07.23.2010).

Calomme, M., et al. 2006. Partial prevention of long-term femoral bone loss in aged ovariectomized rats supplemented with choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid. Calcif. Tissue Int., 78 (4), 227–232. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16604283 (accessed 07.23.2010).

Sahin, K., et al. 2006. Dietary arginine silicate inositol complex improves bone mineralization in quail. Poult. Sci., 85 (3), 486–492. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18336414 (accessed 07.22.2010).

McNaughton, S., et al. 2005. Dietary silicon intake in post-menopausal women. Br. J. Nutr., 94 (5), 813–817. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16277786 (accessed 07.23.2010).

Sripanyakorn, S., et al. 2005. Dietary silicon and bone health. Nutr. Bull., 30 (3), 222–230. URL (abstract): http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118671263/abstract (accessed 07.22.2010).

Jugdaohsingh, R., et al. 2004. Dietary silicon intake is positively associated with bone mineral density in men and premenopausal women of the Framingham Offspring cohort. J. Bone Miner. Res., 19 (2), 297–307. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14969400 (accessed 07.23.2010).

Reffitt, D., et al. 2003. Orthosilicic acid stimulates collagen type 1 synthesis and osteoblastic differentiation in human osteoblast-like cells in vitro. Bone, 32 (2), 127–135. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12633784 (accessed 07.23.2010).

Seaborn, C., & Nielsen, F. 2002. Dietary silicon and arginine affect mineral element composition of rat femur and vertebra. Biol. Trace Elem. Res., 89, 239–250. URL (abstract): http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118671263/abstract (accessed 07.23.2010).