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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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Vitamin K supplement may help prevent bone fractures and cancers
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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
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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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Bone Fracture Risk Doubles After Obesity Surgery
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DiseaseProof
Posted
Fri 12 Jun 2009 4:27pm
Speaking at this year’s The Endocrine Society's annual meeting, scientists say bone fracture rate is higher among people who have underwent bariatric surgery. Researchers studied 90 people who had either vertical banded gastroplasty or biliopancreatic diversion. Seven years following their operation, 21 participants endured a total of 31 frac ...
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Are you at risk of a bone fracture from osteoporosis?
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OlwenAnderson
Posted
Mon 04 Jan 2010 8:46pm
Now here's a handy tool..... a free online calculator to assess your risk of a bone fracture from osteoporosis. You can find it here http://www.shef.ac.uk/FRAX/tool.jsp?locationValue=23 When you've put in all the data, the program will calculate the percentage probability of a fracture within the next 10 years.
By the way, question 12 ...
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Soy Protein Cuts Bone Fracture Risk
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Cathy T.
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:20pm
CHICAGO -- Eating soy-based foods lessens the progress of osteoporosis in women after menopause, when hormonal changes can rapidly thin bones and increase the risk of fractures, researchers said on Monday.
Bone loss is particularly quick in women during the five to seven years after menopause when a drop-off in estrogen levels may cause them ...
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Soy protein cuts bone fracture risk -study
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Cathy T.
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:20pm
Eating soy-based foods lessens the progress of osteoporosis in women after menopause, when hormonal changes can rapidly thin bones and increase the risk of fractures, researchers said on Monday.
Bone loss is particularly quick in women during the five to seven years after menopause when a drop-off in estrogen levels may cause them to lose up ...
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Osteoporosis drug patients report bone fractures caused by drugs
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Niell A.
Posted
Thu 02 Sep 2010 10:49pm
Posted by Neill Abayon
Reports of bone fractures are widespread among patients taking osteoporosis drugs, a New York Times analysis of askapateint.com concludes.
"My mother was taking Fosamax from 1995 until 2005 for osteoporosis," one woman wrote in 2006. "She had severe esophageal ulcerations, nausea, jaw bone loss and verti ...
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