Sentences with phrase «osteoporosis risk in»
Findings support the idea that activity throughout life is the key to building bone strength and preventing osteoporosis risk in later years, say researchers.
http://www.cam.ac.uk/ Not exact matches
For one thing, margarine is high in Omega 6 fatty acids, which has been linked «to an increased risk for heart disease and may contribute to cancer, asthma, osteoporosis, inflammation, depression and other ailments.»
In celiacs, gluten triggers an autoimmune response whose effects include gastrointestinal distress, chronic fatigue, anemia, osteoporosis, depression and even a heightened risk of intestinal cancer.
New research suggests that regular consumption of chocolate may weaken bone density and strength, which in turn could increase the risk of health problems such as osteoporosis and fracture.
Low levels of vitamin K are a potential risk factor for osteoporosis, particularly in people with bowl disease.
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, diets rich in potassium are associated with lower risk of osteoporosis, heart disease, and stroke.
Whey protein may cause abnormal heart rhythms, changes in cholesterol levels, headache, increased diabetes risk, increased fracture or osteoporosis risk, kidney dysfunction, liver damage, stomach or intestine symptoms (acid reflux, bloating, constipation, cramps, gas, increased bowel movements, movement problems, nausea, reduced appetite, swelling of limbs, and upset stomach), and thirst.
Research suggests that boron supplementation can reduce the risk for osteoporosis, a disease in which the bones become fragile and weak.
Because a female's body needs estrogen to absorb calcium for strong bones, not enough estrogen can cause bones to lose thickness and strength, resulting in a greater risk of stress fractures and osteoporosis.
For women who choose to breastfeed there are lower risks associated with breast and ovarian cancer, less chance of hip fractures and osteoporosis in later life, and the added benefit that it helps with getting back to their pre-baby weight.
For mom too, there are apparent benefits - breastfeeding has been linked to a decrease in the risk for breast and ovarian cancers, and protection against osteoporosis.
Otherwise, you won't replace what your baby takes from you, increasing your risk for osteoporosis later in life.
Maternal benefits of breastfeeding have been established in the realm of better postpartum recovery and decreased risk of long - term obesity, osteoporosis and breast and ovarian cancer.
When you include dairy products in your diet you reap many health benefits, from the consumption of nine essential nutrients to weight management, protection against certain cancers and osteoporosis, and a reduction in your risk for high blood pressure.
Blaauw, R. et al. «Risk factors for development of osteoporosis in a South African population.»
Vitamins also help the body consume calcium and they are essential in reducing the risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes and osteoporosis.
When a woman breastfeeds she is so efficient in energy use and nutrient uptake that her bone density increases, hence women who have breastfed have less risk of osteoporosis.
Research has indicated that the longer a mother breastfeeds, the lower her risk of developing osteoporosis and breast cancer in later life.
Important health benefits of breastfeeding and lactation are also described for mothers.83 The benefits include decreased postpartum bleeding and more rapid uterine involution attributable to increased concentrations of oxytocin, 84 decreased menstrual blood loss and increased child spacing attributable to lactational amenorrhea, 85 earlier return to prepregnancy weight, 86 decreased risk of breast cancer, 87 — 92 decreased risk of ovarian cancer, 93 and possibly decreased risk of hip fractures and osteoporosis in the postmenopausal period.94 — 96
Full - term breast feedings further reduces the mother's risk developing breast ovarian and uterine cancers as well as reducing the risk of osteoporosis later in life.
Try to get an extra serving of milk each day to help your baby grow strong bones and reduce your risk of osteoporosis later in life.
Milk if consumed during pregnancy also reduces the risk of children suffering from osteoporosis in future.
A chance meeting with the department chair in the hospital cafeteria turned into a discussion of an article Jackson had been reading about the use of bone densitometry to determine the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
A diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea may raise the risk of osteoporosis, particularly among women or older individuals, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
Even demon alcohol, when taken in moderation, cuts the risk of heart attacks, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and a hodgepodge of other ailments.
«Researchers once thought obesity was protective of bone because with more body mass, individuals have more bone mass; more bone mass typically decreases risk of osteoporosis and associated fractures,» said Pam Hinton, an associate professor in the MU Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology.
«Orthopaedic Care of Patients with Fragility Fractures» recommends that physicians proactively screen, monitor, and if necessary, assist in getting treatment for all elderly and other at - risk patients for osteoporosis following an initial bone fracture to prevent subsequent fractures.
A new clinical guide summarizes the evidence regarding the effects of calcium in reducing the risk of osteoporosis after the menopause.
Enthusiasts say HRT can stave off heart disease and osteoporosis without increasing the risk of breast cancer, but Tom Meade, director of the MRC's Epidemiology and Medical Care Unit in London and chief architect of the HRT trial, says the long - term effects of HRT are largely unknown.
The European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) has issued a new clinical guide with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of calcium in lowering the risk of osteoporosis.
A major health problem in older people is age - associated osteoporosis — the thinning of bone and the loss of bone density that increases the risk of fractures.
«In many parts of the world, the low average calcium intake may be putting most people at increased risk of fractures and osteoporosis.»
Professor Kristina Akesson, Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit at Lund University, Chair of the IOF Capture the Fracture Campaign, stated, «This study concludes that in the population sample of elderly women, vitamin D insufficiency sustained over 5 - years was associated with increased 10 - year risk of osteoporotic fracture.»
«When used in the right context, specifically in postmenopausal women younger than 60 years old for whom the benefits outweigh risks, menopausal hormonal therapy is effective for both the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis,» said the study's first author, Georgios Papadakis, MD, of the Lausanne University Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland.
... It would be premature to use this study to immediately modify our clinical use of potent bone - active agents in the nursing home population with documented osteoporosis (i.e. those who have a low BMD as a major risk factor for fracture).
Osteoporosis is primarily characterized by a depletion of bone mineral mass, but when combined with alterations in bone architecture results in greater bone fragility and increased fracture risks.
Among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at risk of fracture, daily injection of the drug abaloparatide for 18 months significantly reduced the risk of new vertebral and nonvertebral fractures compared with placebo, according to a study appearing in the August 16 issue of JAMA.
Risks for osteoporosis are therefore determined early in life although the subsequent loss of bone mineral after peak bone mass is also an important factor.
«Premature babies may grow up to have weaker bones: Low birth weight plays a big role in osteoporosis risk.»
Wood et al. discuss the developmental origins of osteoporosis and outline some of the modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors in early life, both antenatal and postnatal.
In humans, osteoporosis can cause serious problems such as bone fractures, mobility limitations and spinal problems; more than 52 million Americans have or are at risk for the disease.
The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men, or MrOS, study, which looked at nearly 6,000 men with a mean age of 73.7 to determine risk factors for osteoporosis, identified urinary tract stones are a risk factor.
A new study presented today at the IOF Regionals 4th Asia - Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Hong Kong supports widespread evidence that individuals who have suffered a fracture are at significantly increased risk of subsequent hip fractures.
«We know prolonged use of corticosteroids in the treatment of asthma is a risk factor of osteoporosis, but we haven't had definite data showing the relationship between asthma itself and bone loss,» said Jae - Woo Jung, MD, lead study author.
«Failure to obtain adequate bone mass by early adulthood may result in an increased fracture risk or even the development of osteoporosis later in adulthood.»
«Each time we improve our understanding of the risk of bone fracture in osteoporosis, we are taking a step towards easier and more straightforward clinical decision - making for Australian GPs and Australian people — and in turn towards better outcomes for the 1.2 million Australians living with osteoporosis.»
Professor Cyrus Cooper, Director of the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, comments: «This study highlights an important link between diabetes and osteoporosis, and identifies a selective deficit in skeletal development, which leads to excess fracture risk in this increasingly frequent disorder.
Bone loss and the risk of fracture is also a serious concern for the 54 million people in the United States who have low bone density or osteoporosis.1 The three-fold difference observed in bone mechanical strength versus density in the current study should prompt additional review of how physicians assess risk and treat patients with this condition.
Adolescence is the key period for bone development, and poor development at this stage is linked to reduced peak bone mass (the amount of bone mass at the end of the skeletal maturation, around age 30), increased fracture risk and osteoporosis later in life.
Dr. Rivera added that a definite link has not been established between osteopenia in childhood and osteoporosis later in life, which increases the risk of brittle and porous bones, and ultimately, fracture risk.