
Metabolic Disorders
Treatment of osteopenia with melatonin effective in increasing BMD in postmenopausal women
J Pineal Res. 2015 Sep;59(2):221-9.81 post-menopausal women diagnosed with osteopenia were randomly assigned to receive either 1mg, 3mg of melatonin placebo at night for 12 months in order to determine the effects of melatonin on bone mineral density. The results of this study found higher dosages of melatonin to be significantly more effective in increasing bone mineral density at the femoral neck and the lumbar spine while also decreasing urine calcium levels and increasing trabecular thickness, when compared to placebo.
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