Fosteum
What is your opinion of Fosteum, which
contains genistein, Vitamin D-3, and zinc, for treating osteoporosis? The
adverse effects appear to be much less harmful than other osteoporosis drugs
like Fosamax, Boniva, Raloxifene, etc. My wife’s t-scores are around -3, and we
are very concerned.
We have not seen studies with Fosteum product regarding it's
long term effect on osteoporosis.
Nutritional therapies (including fosteum).
Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2009 March. Nieves JW. Columbia University and Helen Hayes
Hospital, Route 9W, West Haverstraw, NY 10993, USA
Recent reports on nutritional remedies for osteoporosis have highlighted the
importance of calcium in youth and continued importance in conjunction with
vitamin D as the population ages. It is likely that a calcium intake of 1200
mg/d is ideal, and there are some concerns about excessive calcium intakes.
However, vitamin D intake needs to be increased in most populations. The ability
of soy products, particularly genistein aglycone, to provide skeletal benefit
has been recently studied, including some data that support a new medical food
marketed as Fosteum (Primus Pharmaceuticals, Scottsdale, AZ).