Background: Weight loss (WL) is associated with a decrease in calcium absorption and may be one mechanism that induces bone loss with weight reduction. Objective: Because vitamin D supplementation has been shown to increase true fractional calcium absorption (TFCA), the goal of this study was to examine the effect of vitamin D during WL or weight maintenance (WM). Design: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind 6-wk study was conducted in 82 postmenopausal women [BMI (in kg/...

Dr. Tait Shanafelt, a Hematologist/Oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses his article appearing in the March 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings reporting on the findings of a national survey of spouses and partners of physicians, their relationship satisfaction, and the effect being married to a physician has on their relationship. Available at: http://tiny.cc/23pcqw

Dr. Carl (Chip) Lavie, Professor of Medicine in the Department of Cardiovascular Diseases at the John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School and the University of Queensland School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, discusses his article appearing in the March 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, which shows a comparable outcome between patients with Heart Failure as was seen in previous studies of patients with coronary heart disease in regard to the Obesity...

Dr. Patrick Kamath, a Consultant in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses his article appearing in the March 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings alerting clinicians to suspect mesenteric venous thrombosis when patients present with severe abdominal pain, but findings on physical examination are minimal. Available at: http://tinyurl.com/a3fm63g

Dr Thomas Gerber, Associate Editor for Mayo Clinic Proceedings, discusses the articles featured on the cover page of the March 2013 issue.

Dr. Conrad Earnest, a Professor in the Department of Health at the University of Bath, in Bath, England, shares results of a study appearing in the March 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, which explains the effects that behavioral changes involving exercise have on cardiometabolic risk factors and metabolic syndrome. Available at:
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