Bone mineralization refers to the process of adding minerals, such as calcium and phosphorus, to your bones, which makes them stronger and more rigid. It is an important part of bone development and maintenance, helping to ensure proper growth, repair, and overall bone health.
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The fast runs, intense actions and unorthodox movements may well be the cause of a large increase in
bone mineralization in the femur bone and femoral neck after only 4 months and of the further 3 % improvement from 4 to 12 months of training,» says Helge.
Dissolved metal ions were shown to reach the bone marrow, where they impair mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), the progenitors of osteoblasts, a type of cell that is responsible
for bone mineralization.
This exposure is not thought to be a problem for full - term infants, though, but may lead to
reduced bone mineralization in preterm babies.
As an adult, it does lots of other things, including
increased bone mineralization and muscle mass, protein synthesis, cellular growth, and fat breakdown.
The researchers also show that heart calcification can be prevented in mice by blocking an enzyme that regulates
bone mineralization with small molecules.
-- Hormone balance: both estrogen and testosterone in particular help
regulate bone mineralization, as do adrenal hormones that regulate sodium.
A deficiency of Vitamin D not only causes
poor bone mineralization but also has been implicated in numerous chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease, poor immunity, various cancers, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and high blood pressure.
There are also questionable portions of soy formula such as phytoestrogens and increased aluminum that may lead to decreased immune system function, improper thyroid function, and
decreased bone mineralization.
Vitamin D promotes calcium absorption in the gut and maintains adequate calcium and phosphate levels to enable
healthy bone mineralization and to prevent disease.
Olive Oil Improves
bone mineralization which helps fight osteoporosis, lowers your LDL cholesterol, and lowers your risk of heart disease.
It has been shown that a child who has been formula fed has
less bone mineralization than compared to those children who have been breastfed.
«These compounds improve
bone mineralization activity and have pharmacologically been shown to have anti-carcinogenic and antidiabetic properties.»
The inclusion of PO in infant formula at levels needed to provide a fatty acid profile similar to that of human milk leads to
lower bone mineralization.
N.J. Bishop et al., «Early diet of preterm infants and
bone mineralization at age five years,» Acta Paediatr (England) 85, no. 2 (Feb 1996): 230 — 6.
Whole
body bone mineralization was evaluated in healthy term infants fed 1 of 2 coded, commercially available, ready - to - feed infant formulas in a randomized, double - blind, parallel study.
Dr. Alan Lucas, MRC Childhood Nutrition Research Center of London, found that 8 - year - olds who were fed formula rather than breast fed as infants, had less
developed bone mineralization than those fed breast milk.
Fluoride contributes to brittle, discolored, and crumbling teeth by suppressing this dentinal lymph system and that
affects bone mineralization, nerve health, saliva pH and endocrine function.
Women taking calcium supplements to prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis — without adequate magnesium — can actually lower the
vital bone mineralization process.
Phosphorus and calcium are both important in bone structure, but it is essential to balance the two minerals for
proper bone mineralization.
According to Dr Ian Billinghurst (author of Give Your Dog a Bone and other well known books on canine nutrition), calcium's role goes far
beyond bone mineralization.
Manganese plays a special role in bone cartilage and bone collagen formation and is required
for bone mineralization.
Vitamin D deficiency has become an epidemic in the United States.A deficiency of vitamin D not only causes
poor bone mineralization but also has been associated with numerous chronic diseases, including diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, cancer, and hypertension.
The signs of growth hormone deficiency are significantly correlated to the signs of aging: body composition shifts from lean muscle mass and high energy levels to increased fat / body weight and low energy levels,
decreased bone mineralization (bone growth slows), vitality ebbs, cardiovascular disease and mortality increase.
Excess calcium can also interfere with normal
healthy bone mineralization and growth, especially in young (under 1 year old) large and giant breed dogs.
Magnesium (150 mg): Works to
support bone mineralization, protein building, muscularcontraction, nerve impulse transmission, and immunity.
Unlike the skin cells from which they originated, the human iPS cells created from FOP patients show increased cartilage formation and
increased bone mineralization, two critical steps that are necessary to form mature bone.
Optimizing early growth through diet has positive and lasting effects
on bone mineralization, with breast milk exposure thought to be of major importance in certain groups.
Reduced
Bone Mineralization in Infants Fed Palm Olein - Containing Formula: A Randomized, Double - Blinded, Prospective Trial
While the makers of Similac and some studies suggest that palm olein oil lowers the absorption of calcium and
bone mineralization, other formula makers and other studies dispute that claim.
A study compared growth and
bone mineralization in very low birth weight infants fed preterm formula with those who received term formula; the conclusion was that preterm formula better aided in growth and development.
No available evidence shows that exceeding the amount of calcium retained by the exclusively breastfed term infant during the first 6 months of life or the amount retained by the human milk - fed infant supplemented with solid foods during the second 6 months of life is beneficial to achieving long - term increases in
bone mineralization.
Milk provides a good source of many nutrients essential for
bone mineralization and growth.
S.J. Gross, «
Bone mineralization in preterm infants fed human milk with and without mineral supplementation,» J Pediatr 111, no. 3 (Sep 1987): 450 — 8.
For example, babies gain weight better, they are better able to self - soothe, it helps with
bone mineralization, they do better on developmental tests even 6 months later.
Diet, growth, and
bone mineralization in premature infants.
Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis experimentally proved how the confined collagen structure contributes to reducing thermodynamic energy barrier to intrafibrillar nucleation for
bone mineralization.