Dr. Robert P. Heaney is an internationally recognized expert in the field of bone biology and calcium nutrition. He is currently a professor or medicine in the Department of Medicine at Creighton University in Nebraska. He has worked for over 45 years in the study of osteoporosis and calcium physiology, and has published more than 300 original papers, chapters, monographs, and reviews in scientific and educational fields. He is a frequently invited editorial writer for the major medical journals, including JAMA, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Annals of Internal Medicine, Clinical Chemistry, Metabolism, and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. He serves on numerous nutrition industries scientific advisory panels. Dr. Heaney was a member of the Panel on Calcium and Related Nutrients involved in the development of the new Dietary Reference Intakes for these nutrients, and his laboratory has done bioavailability testing for many of the major food companies in North America.
Forty years ago in 1967 nearly 200 nuns in the Omaha area enrolled in a study run by Creighton University researcher Dr. Robert Heaney. Results gathered over 25 years of in-hospital studies and ...
January 2, 2008 - 1:05pm
EmpowHer:
Doctor, talk with us about the connection then between vitamin D, calcium, and osteoporosis.
Dr. Heaney:
Well, there are lots of connections. First of ...
January 2, 2008 - 12:29pm
EmpowHer: “If the average woman has a calcium intake below what is recommended and all I am seeing are young girls drinking sodas and not milk, at what age should young women start taking daily ...
January 2, 2008 - 12:16pm
Find out how Dr. Robert Heaney believes a woman should advocate for herself to make sure she prevents the onset of osteoporosis.
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January 1, 2008 - 3:44pm
Did you know health records of midlife weight gain by 575 women showed a connection between calcium intake and weight gain? Find out what Dr. Robert Heaney says about this.
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December 31, 2007 - 4:14pm
How do doctors determine if a woman has an osteoporosis problem?
DEXA is the established standard for measuring bone mineral density. Listen to one of the true pioneers in bone health explain ...
December 31, 2007 - 4:01pm
Have you wondered if dairy is important to your over all health? Listen to Dr. Robert Heaney explain why women need to focus on their dairy intake as a prevention to the onset of ...
December 28, 2007 - 10:33am
Internationally recognized in the field of bone, biology, and calcium nutrition, Dr. Robert Heaney from Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Center checks in to explain, "If you do not have ...
December 27, 2007 - 5:53pm
Forty years ago in 1967 nearly 200 nuns in the Omaha area enrolled in a study run by Creighton University researcher Dr. Robert Heaney. Results gathered over 25 years of in-hospital studies and ...
December 27, 2007 - 5:30pm
