The Osteoporosis Education Project, under the direction of Susan
E. Brown, Ph.D., conducts research and clinical pilot studies
designed to explore the nutritional and lifestyle factors influencing
bone health. We have researched, and continue to investigate,
promising nutritional approaches to bone health development, maintenance
and regeneration.
Another large segment of our research focuses on acid-base balance
and bone. We are interested in further identifying the role that
the requirement for acid-base balance within the body plays in
bone health, and conversely, the role that bone plays in the all
important maintenance of internal acid-base balance.
Current additional areas of OEP research interest involve; (a)
rethinking the impact of, and requirements for Vitamin D; (b)
research into the pediatric origins of osteoporosis; and (c) research
into fracture reduction and special nutrient needs of the elderly.
