Bone Banter

Episode 6.2018 Fatty Bones What we learned today: - Fat can accumulate in bone - and that this is called marrow fat - Animal studies have shown that exercise can get rid of this fat - We’re not too ...

26 Mar 20189min

Episode 5.2018 - What is a clinical trial? Today we speak about what a clinical trial actually is, what is involved in each different kind of trial and what information we can get out of different t...

19 Mar 201818min

To B-B-Q or not to B-B-Q: the effects of protein intake on bone health We discuss: - The interaction between dietary protein and calcium in regulating our bones - Both positive and negative effects o...

12 Mar 201810min

Episode 3.2018 - Thyroid and Bone in today's episode we discussed " What the thyroid is and what is does " How the different hormones may affect bone metabolism " And how over or under active thyroid...

5 Mar 20187min

Episode 2, 2018: Chronic disability in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People We discuss: - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience disability at approximately twice the rate of ...

25 Feb 20189min

Episode 1.2018 - What's all the fuss about? Over the summer, a new study came out which suggests that calcium and vitamin D may not do anything for our bones after all. But there is more to this stor...

18 Feb 20187min