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Alison J Black

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Articles 8
Citations 281
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Related Specialties
Endocrinology
General Medicine
Public Health
Top 10 Co-Authors
David M Reid
Helen M Macdonald
William D Fraser
Alexandra Mavroeidi
Adrian D Wood
Lorna Aucott
William G Simpson
Frank Thies
Karen R Secombes
Rebecca Barr
Published In
J Bone Miner Res
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Age Ageing
Bone
PLoS One
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Recent Articles
1.
Call to action: a five nations consensus on the use of intravenous zoledronate after hip fracture
Johansen A, Sahota O, Dockery F, Black A, MacLullich A, Javaid M, et al.
Age Ageing . 2023 Sep; 52(9). PMID: 37776543
Currently in the UK and Ireland, after a hip fracture most patients do not receive bone protection medication to reduce the risk of refracture. Yet randomised controlled trial data specifically...
2.
A high anticholinergic burden is associated with a history of falls in the previous year in middle-aged women: findings from the Aberdeen Prospective Osteoporosis Screening Study
Ablett A, Wood A, Barr R, Guillot J, Black A, Macdonald H, et al.
Ann Epidemiol . 2018 Jun; 28(8):557-562.e2. PMID: 29937404
Purpose: To examine the cross-sectional association between anticholinergic medication burden (ACB) and a history of falls, bone mineral density, and low trauma fractures in middle-aged women aged under 65 years...
3.
Hip bone loss is attenuated with 1000 IU but not 400 IU daily vitamin D3: a 1-year double-blind RCT in postmenopausal women
Macdonald H, Wood A, Aucott L, Black A, Fraser W, Mavroeidi A, et al.
J Bone Miner Res . 2013 Apr; 28(10):2202-13. PMID: 23585346
Few year-long vitamin D supplementation trials exist that match seasonal changes. The aim of this study was to determine whether daily oral vitamin D3 at 400 IU or 1000 IU...
4.
Seasonal variation in 25(OH)D at Aberdeen (57°N) and bone health indicators--could holidays in the sun and cod liver oil supplements alleviate deficiency?
Mavroeidi A, Aucott L, Black A, Fraser W, Reid D, Macdonald H
PLoS One . 2013 Jan; 8(1):e53381. PMID: 23308207
Vitamin D has been linked with many health outcomes. The aim of this longitudinal study, was to assess predictors of seasonal variation of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25(OH)D) (including use of supplements...
5.
Vitamin D3 supplementation has no effect on conventional cardiovascular risk factors: a parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled RCT
Wood A, Secombes K, Thies F, Aucott L, Black A, Mavroeidi A, et al.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab . 2012 Aug; 97(10):3557-68. PMID: 22865902
Context: Observational studies show an association between low vitamin D status assessed by circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and cardiovascular events and mortality. Data from randomized controlled trials are limited. Objective: The...
6.
Effect of potassium citrate supplementation or increased fruit and vegetable intake on bone metabolism in healthy postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial
Macdonald H, Black A, Aucott L, Duthie G, Duthie S, Sandison R, et al.
Am J Clin Nutr . 2008 Aug; 88(2):465-74. PMID: 18689384
Background: Alkali provision may explain why fruit and vegetables benefit bone health. Objective: We aimed to determine the effects of alkali-providing potassium citrate (double-blind) and fruit and vegetable intake (single-blind)...
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Vitamin D status in postmenopausal women living at higher latitudes in the UK in relation to bone health, overweight, sunlight exposure and dietary vitamin D
Macdonald H, Mavroeidi A, Barr R, Black A, Fraser W, Reid D
Bone . 2008 Mar; 42(5):996-1003. PMID: 18329355
For 5 months a year the UK has insufficient sunlight for cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D and winter requirements are met from stores made the previous summer. Although there are...
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Large-scale population-based study shows no evidence of association between common polymorphism of the VDR gene and BMD in British women
Macdonald H, McGuigan F, Stewart A, Black A, Fraser W, Ralston S, et al.
J Bone Miner Res . 2005 Dec; 21(1):151-62. PMID: 16355284
Unlabelled: The VDR is a candidate gene for osteoporosis. Here we studied five common polymorphisms of VDR in relation to calcium intake and vitamin D status in a population-based cohort...