Vancouver Vitamin Deficiencies in Women Related to Fracture Risk
Fractures are enemies of Vancouver women and men. They give rise to pain and long recoveries. Vancouver postmenopausal women have a tendency to be at greater risk of fractures, particularly those who have vitamin deficiencies. Vancouver vitamin deficiencies are relatively easily tested for and tackled with Vancouver Disc Centers's help should testing divulge such deficiencies. Vancouver Disc Centers directs Vancouver chiropractic patients who are ready to have their vitamin status evaluated and help them any deficiencies so as to reduce fracture risk.
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND FRACTURE RISK
The more the better? Not necessarily when it comes to multiple vitamin deficiencies! A recent study told that the cumulative effect of vitamin deficiencies increased the risk of incident fractures in postmenopausal women. Vitamin D, vitamin K and vitamin B levels were recorded in women over 50 years of age and tracked for 6.3 years (plus or minus 5.1 years). 29.7% of these women had fractures during this time. The number of deficiencies (0/no deficiencies to 3/deficient in D, K and B) was significantly associated with fracture risk. (1) With respect to this report, Vancouver Disc Centers notes that it’s important to check for vitamin deficiencies and tackle them.
WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND AVOID Vancouver FRACTURES
Vancouver Disc Centers notes that the risk of fragility fractures is greater than the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal women. 33% are at risk. Fortunately, Vancouver fracture risk may well be curbed by healthy lifestyle changes like vitamin supplementation, weight-bearing exercise, limited alcohol intake and not 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 suggested. (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 demonstrated the strongest effect on vertebral fracture reduction. (4) And while vitamin B supplementation alone did not show a significant impact 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 seemed 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) Vancouver Disc Centers considers all sorts of factors when directing patients in nutritional supplementation.
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