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The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has released a new position statement on Vitamin D for older adults which makes important recommendations for vitamin D nutrition from an evidence-based perspective.
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Comments OffSeniors who consume a higher level of dietary protein are less likely to suffer hip fractures than seniors whose daily dietary protein intake is less, according to a new study by the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife in Boston, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
The study, which examined the daily protein intake of 946 seniors from the Framingham Osteoporosis Study, found that individuals who were in the lowest 25 percent of dietary protein intake had approximately 50 percent more hip fractures than those who consumed greater amounts of dietary protein (all within normal intakes).
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Aging Research, Animal Sources, Bone Mineral Density, Daily Protein Intake, Dietary Protein, Elderly Seniors, Hannan, Harvard Medical School, Hip Fracture, Hip Fractures, Intakes, Lower Extremities, Muscle Mass, Musculoskeletal Research, Osteoporosis International, Osteoporosis Study, Protein Diet, Skin Diseases, Study Author, Study Participants Comments OffConsuming more nuts appears to be associated with improvements in blood cholesterol levels, according to a pooled analysis of data from 25 trials reported in the May 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
“Dietary interventions to lower blood cholesterol concentrations and to modify blood lipoprotein levels are the cornerstone of prevention and treatment plans for coronary heart disease,” the authors write as background information in the article.
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NASA-sponsored studies have found that omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil may play a role in mitigating bone breakdown that occurs during spaceflight and in osteoporosis.
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The stage for osteoporosis is set well before menopause — but exercise can help rewrite the script, according to Medical College of Georgia researchers.
Declining estrogen levels have long been associated with osteoporosis, but bone density starts to decline years before these levels drop, according to Dr.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Allied Health Sciences, American Physiological Society, Anaheim Calif, Bone Breakdown, Bone Density, Bone Mineral Density, Dr Joseph, Estrogen Levels, Experimental Biology, Georgia Researchers, Interleukin 1, Joseph Cannon, Kellet, Medical College Of Georgia, Osteoclasts, Pituitary Gland, Principal Investigator, Regulatory Proteins, Study Participants, White Blood Cells Comments OffIn a study appearing in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology a Saint Louis University doctor found that facial skin cancers were predominantly on the left-side, and especially in men.
“We tend to see more skin cancer on the left side of the face – drivers need to be aware of the amount of sun exposure they receive behind the wheel,” said Scott Fosko, M.D., chair of dermatology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and co-author of the study.
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