Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-233) and index.

Part 1 Why the Calcium Theory Is Wrong -- 1 Countries That Consume the Most Milk, Dairy Foods, and Calcium Supplements Suffer the Most Fractures 3 -- 2 Why Some Osteoporosis Studies Should Be Taken More Seriously than Others 19 -- 3 Milk, Dairy Foods, and Calcium Supplements by Themselves or in Any Combination Do Not Prevent Fractures 31 -- 4 Calcium Intake During Childhood Does Not Prevent Fractures at Any Stage of Life 35 -- 5 Vitamin D with or Without Calcium Prevents Few if Any Fractures 39 -- 6 Final Score: We Need a Theory That Works 45 -- Part 2 Bone Vitality Prescription: Low-Acid Eating and Daily Walking -- 7 Key to Strong Bones and Fracture Prevention: The Bloodstream's Acid/Alkaline Balance 51 -- 8 Why a Forty-Year-Old Explanation Is "New" 85 -- 9 Bricks and Mortar: For Strong Bones, the Body Needs More than Calcium 95 -- 10 Case Against Low-Acid Eating 111 -- 11 Evolving Toward Low-Acid Eating-Painlessly 121 -- 12 Recipes for Low-Acid Eating 137 -- 13 As Important as Low-Acid Eating: Walk Your Way to Stronger Bones 151 -- Part 3 Other Risk Factors for Osteoporosis and What You Can Do About Them -- 14 Diabetes, Frailty, and Fractures 171 -- 15 Risk Factors for Fractures? Salt, Caffeine, Alcohol, Smoking, Depression, and Several Prescription Drugs 175 -- 16 Should You Take Osteoporosis Drugs? 183 -- 17 Save Your Bones and Save the Planet 199 -- 18 Conclusion: We Need an Evidence-Based Approach to Bone Vitality 203.