In the present meta- analysis , reductions in the risk of hip fracture  with milk consumption were only observed among American adults , but not among Sc and inavian adults , possibly because milk products are more commonly fortified with vitamin D in the former population than in Sc and inavian countries .
The reduction in the risk of hip fracture was also observed with yogurt consumption , which is often associated with healthy lifestyles and dietary patterns that contribute to improved bone health .
Fueling this uncertainty , the elevated  risk of hip fracture  in association with  milk consumption was observed in a cohort of Swedish women .
The cumulative evidence from prospect i ve cohort studies reassuringly suggests that the risk of hip fracture may not be elevated among people who consume milk , yogurt , and cheese , and that a greater consumption of milk or yogurt may even be associated with a lower risk of hip fracture depending on the factors that may differ across the population of interest
Although dairy products contain bone-beneficial nutrients , the association between dairy consumption and the risk of hip fracture remains equivocal .
Non-digestible oligosaccharides and calcium absorption in girls with adequate calcium intakes.
Non-digestible oligosaccharides such as inulin and oligofructose have been shown to consistently increase calcium absorption in experimental animals , but data in humans are less clear-cut . The objective of this study was to assess the effect of 8 g/d of oligofructose or a mixture of inulin and oligofructose on calcium absorption in girls at or near menarche . A total of fifty-nine subjects were studied using a balanced , r and omized , cross-over design . They received , in r and om order , 8 g/d placebo ( sucrose ) , oligofructose or the mixture inulin+oligofructose for 3 weeks , separated by a 2-week washout period . Throughout the study , subjects consumed a total of approximately 1500 mg/d dietary calcium , by adding two glasses of calcium-fortified orange juice to their diet . Four grams of placebo , oligofructose or the mixture inulin+oligofructose was added to each glass of orange juice immediately before it was consumed . At the end of each 3-week adaptation period , calcium absorption was measured , using a dual stable isotope technique , from the cumulative fractional excretion of an oral and an intravenous tracer over 48 hours . Calcium absorption was significantly higher in the group receiving the inulin+oligofructose mixture than in the placebo group v. P=0.01 ) , but no significant difference was seen between the oligofructose group and the placebo group v. P = NS ) . We conclude that modest intakes of an inulin+oligofructose mixture increases calcium absorption in girls at or near menarche
In the present meta- analysis , reductions in the risk of hip fracture  with milk consumption were only observed among American adults , but not among Sc and inavian adults , possibly because milk products are more commonly fortified with vitamin D in the former population than in Sc and inavian countries .
The reduction in the risk of hip fracture was also observed with yogurt consumption , which is often associated with healthy lifestyles and dietary patterns that contribute to improved bone health .
Fueling this uncertainty , the elevated  risk of hip fracture  in association with  milk consumption was observed in a cohort of Swedish women .
The cumulative evidence from prospect i ve cohort studies reassuringly suggests that the risk of hip fracture may not be elevated among people who consume milk , yogurt , and cheese , and that a greater consumption of milk or yogurt may even be associated with a lower risk of hip fracture depending on the factors that may differ across the population of interest
Although dairy products contain bone-beneficial nutrients , the association between dairy consumption and the risk of hip fracture remains equivocal .