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Alternative Treatments For Broken Leg - Articles
Bariatric Surgery Seems to Result In Greater Bone Fractures
by
Linda
Posted
Thu 11 Jun 2009 12:00am
A new study done at the Mayo clinic shows that bariatric surgery to induce weight loss puts a person at greater risk for broken bones. People who had bariatric procedures... more broken bones in that time Most breaks occurred in the bones of the hands and feet, but hip, spine and humerus (upper arm bone) fractures also were found. The researchers
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Soy Protein Cuts Bone Fracture Risk
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Cathy T.
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:20pm
to carry health risks, including stroke, and soy protein has been viewed as a possible alternative.
Other ways for menopausal women to retard bone loss suggested by the U.S. Food
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Vitamin K supplement may help prevent bone fractures and cancers
by
Dr. John Z.
Posted
Tue 14 Oct 2008 9:10pm
A vitamin K1 supplement does not protect against age-related decreasing bone density, but may protect against fractures and cancers in postmenopausal women.
However, Dr. Angela Cheung, the lead author of the study, cautioned that although the clinical trial observations on fractures and cancers are “intriguing”, they are based on small numbers, an ...
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Take soy protein to reduce risk of bone fractures
by
Peter C.
Posted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 6:33pm
Eat soy protein, exercise more and increase consumption of calcium and vitamin D to retard bone loss. According to the Shanghai Women's Health Study, women who ate the most soy protein had a 37% lower risk of bone fracture as compared to women who ate the least soy, particularly among women in the early years following menopause. Soy protein was ...
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