Since phytate has gone up against etidronate .. who IS this ..
etidronate .. ?
This study the author simultaneously speaks to etidronate as the drug
used and then switches right into .. risedronate .. so they must
consider bisphosphonates .. or some bisphosphonates to BE ..
relatively the same .. ?
http://tinyurl.com/3yttlg
"Fractures occurred in 7 patients in the placebo group and one patient
in the risedronate group. The relative risk in the risedronate group
as compared with the placebo group was 0.14 (95%% confidence interval,
0.02 to 1.11). The number of fractures per 1000 patient-years was 14
and 92 for the etidronate and placebo groups, respectively. Treatment
with etidronate prevents further loss of BMD in patients with ALS and
leads to the prevention of fractures."
Etidronate for fracture prevention in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A
randomized controlled trial.
Author(s): Sato Y, Honda Y, Iwamoto J
Affiliation(s): Department of Neurology, Mitate Hospital, 3237 Yugeta,
Tagawa 826-0041, Japan.