Managing Bone Health
"Your bone health may be at risk. By 2020 half of all Americans over 50 will have weak bones unless we make changes to our diet and lifestyle. People who have weak bones are at higher risk for fractures. Americans are living longer, and this means that our bones need to stay strong so we can be active and enjoy life. Strong bones begin in childhood. With good habits and medical attention when needed, we can have strong bones throughout our lives.
Thirty years ago, little was known about bone disease. Even many doctors believed that weak and broken bones were just a part of old age and could not be avoided. Today we know that this is not true.
The Surgeon General wants you to know that you can improve your bone health by getting enough calcium, vitamin D, and physical activity. If you have osteoporosis or another bone disease, your doctor can detect and treat it. This can help prevent painful fractures..."
* (The 2004 Surgeon General”s Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis)
Calcium and Bone Health:
NIH Consensus Development Panel on Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy.
“…Adequate calcium and vitamin D intake is crucial to develop optimal peak bone mass and to preserve bone mass throughout life.Supplementation with these 2 nutrients may be necessary in persons not achieving recommended dietary intake…”*
Learn More: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11176917?dopt=Abstract
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Vitamin D and Bone Health:
Chapuy MC, Arlot ME,Duboeuf F, et al.
Vitamin D3 and calcium to prevent hip fractures in the elderly women.N Engl J Med 1992;327:1637-42.
“…Supplementation with vitamin D3 and calcium reduces the risk of hip fractures and other nonvertebral fractures among elderly women…”*
Learn More: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1331788?dopt=Abstract
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Calcium and Bone Health:
Dawson-Hughes B, Harris SS,Krall EA, Dallal GE.
Effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on bone density in men and women 65 years of age or older. N Engl J Med. 1997 Sep 4;337(10):670-6.
“…dietary supplementation with calcium and vitamin D moderately reduced bone loss measured in the femoral neck, spine, and total body over the three-year study period and reduced the incidence of nonvertebral fractures…”*
Learn More: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9278463?dopt=Abstract
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Magnesium and Bone Health:
Tucker KL, HannanMT, Chen H, et al.
Potassium, magnesium, and fruit and vegetable intakes are associated with greater bone mineral density in elderly men and women. Am J
Clin Nutr 1999;69:727-36.
“…Magnesium intake was associated with greater BMD (Bone Mineral Density) at one hip site for both men and women and in the forearm for men…”*
Learn More: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10197575?dopt=Abstract
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Zinc and Bone Health:
Gur A, Colpan L, Nas K, et al.
The role of trace minerals in the pathogenisis of postmenopausal osteoporosis and a new effect of calcitonin. J Bone Miner Metab 2002;20:39-43.
“…Several trace minerals, particularly magnesium (Mg) and zinc (Zn),essential for organic bone matrix synthesis have been known for at least three decades…”*
Learn More: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11810415?dopt=Abstract
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Manganese for Bone Health:
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine.
Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A,Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc.
Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2002.
“Manganese levels are lower in women with osteoporosis. Manganese is essential for enzymatic activity required for bone formation”*
Learn More: www.nap.edu/books/0309072794/html/
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Collagen and Bone Health:
Moskowitz RW.
Role of collagen hydrolysate in bone and joint disease. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2000;30:87-99.
“…Collagen hydrolysate is of interest as a therapeutic agent of potential utility in the treatment of osteoarthritis and osteoporosis…”*
Learn More: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11071580?dopt=Abstract
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