Fort Wayne Vitamin Deficiencies in Women Related to Fracture Risk
Fractures are enemies of Fort Wayne women and men. They bring about pain and long recoveries. Fort Wayne postmenopausal women tend to be at higher risk of fractures, especially those who experience vitamin deficiencies. Fort Wayne vitamin deficiencies are relatively [simple|easy]6] to test for and addressed with Aaron Chiropractic Clinic's help should testing divulge such deficiencies. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic directs Fort Wayne chiropractic patients who want to find out about their vitamin status with nutrition and address any deficiencies in order to lower fracture risk.
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND FRACTURE RISK
The more the better? Not necessarily when it comes to several vitamin deficiencies! A recent study reported that the cumulative effect of vitamin deficiencies raised the risk of incident fractures in postmenopausal women. Vitamin D, vitamin K and vitamin B levels were measured in women over 50 years old and followed for 6.3 years (plus or minus 5.1 years). 29.7% of these women experienced fractures during this time. The total of deficiencies (0/no deficiencies to 3/deficient in D, K and B) was significantly related to fracture risk. (1) With respect to this report, Aaron Chiropractic Clinic notices the importance of checking for vitamin deficiencies and deal with them.
WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND PREVENT Fort Wayne FRACTURES
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic notes that the risk of fragility fractures is more than the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal women. One in 3 are at risk. Fortunately, Fort Wayne fracture risk can be limited by healthy lifestyle modifications like vitamin supplementation, weight-bearing exercise, limited alcohol intake and no smoking. Vitamin supplementation incorporating at least 1000 mg/day of calcium, 800 IU/day of vitamin D, and 1 gram/kilogram of body weight of protein in women over 50 is recommended. (2) Vitamin D with calcium supplementation reduces the risk of total fractures by 15% and hip fractures by 30%, specifically. (3) Oral vitamin K supplementation (phytonadione and menaquinone-4) decreased bone loss. Menaquinone-4 showed the strongest effect on vertebral fracture reduction. (4) And while supplementing with vitamin B alone didn’t show a significant effect on osteoporotic fracture incidence in patients with cerebrovascular disease, it did show a modest effect. (5) Patients with very high plasma homocysteine levels and vascular disease appeared to benefit more from vitamin B supplementation (folate, B6, and B12) to prevent osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin B appropriately changes HCy levels considered to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic considers all sorts of factors when guiding patients in nutritional supplementation.
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