Calcium and vitamin d supplementation decreases incidence of stress fractures in female navy recruits.
Lappe J, Cullen D, Haynatzki G, Recker R, Ahlf R, Thompson K.
J Bone Miner Res. 2008 May;23(5):741-9.
PMID: 18433305
doi: 10.1359/jbmr.080102
Conclusions: Generalizing the findings to the population of 14,416 women who entered basic training at the Great Lakes during the 24 mo of recruitment, calcium and vitamin D supplementation for the entire cohort would have prevented 187 persons from fracturing. Such a decrease in SFx would be associated with a significant decrease in morbidity and financial costs.