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R J Bryant

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PubMed1999

The new dietary reference intakes for calcium: implications for osteoporosis.

The new Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) for calcium were released August 13, 1997 by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Science. Unlike the RDA's which established the minimal amounts of nutrients needed to be protective against possible deficiency, the new values are designed to reflect the latest understanding about nutrient requirements directed at optimizing health in individuals and groups. Adequate calcium intake recommendations were set at levels associated with desirable retention of body calcium since high bone density is known to be less susceptible to fractures. Recommended intake for adults is 1000 to 1200 mg/day. The majority of people do not consume these levels of calcium. The upper tolerable limit for calcium was set at 2.5 g/day.

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PubMed1996

Ownership and uses of human tissue: does the Nuffield bioethics report accord with opinion of surgical inpatients?

OBJECTIVE: To compare opinion of surgical inpatients with the conclusions of the report of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics regarding the ownership and uses of human tissue. DESIGN: Survey of results of questionnaires completed by patients. SETTING: Large teaching hospital. SUBJECTS: 384 postoperative adult surgical patients. RESULTS: There was strong support among patients for the use of tissues in medical education, research, and science with the exception of those tissues which may transmit disease to others. Few patients (39; 10%) believed that they retained ownership of tissue removed at surgery. Most believed that the tissue belonged to the hospital (103; 27%), to nobody (103; 27%), or to the laboratory (77; 20%). Most patients had not been given any information about the possible uses of their tissues after removal. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical inpatients seem to endorse the conclusions of the Nuffield report regarding the ownership and uses of human tissue. The recommendations regarding patient information and consent procedures should be implemented at the earliest opportunity.

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