monicapink
09-12-04, 03:51 PM
In this morning's Sunday newspaper I came across an interesting article written by Jean Carper and I wanted to share the information with you. I have copied the information in this article verbatim. The title of the article is:
VITAMIN B IS FOR BONES
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS B VITAMINS MAY HELP BUILD STRONG BONES. A University of California study shows that LOW VITAMIN B-12 PREDICTS RAPID HIP BONE LOSS IN ELDERLY WOMEN . An in an Italian study of older women, THE HIGHER THE FOLIC ACID, THE GREATER THE MINERAL DENSITY OF THE LUMBAR SPINE .
ANOTHER IMPORTANT CLUE: MEN WITH THE HIGHEST HOMOCYSTEINE (a blood factor that BOOSTS HEART DISEASE RISK BUT IS REDUCED BY HIGH DOSES OF B VITAMINS) ARE FOUR TIMES LIKELIER TO BREAK A HIP THAN MEN WITH THE LOWEST HOMOCYSTEINE, according to a new Harvard-Tufts study. HIGH HOMOCYSTEINE DOUBLED WOMEN'S HIP FRACTURES.
RESEARCHERS SPECULATE THAT THE B VITAMINS ALSO MAY CUT THE RISK OF FRACTURES DUE TO OSTEOPOROSIS.
VITAMIN B IS FOR BONES
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS B VITAMINS MAY HELP BUILD STRONG BONES. A University of California study shows that LOW VITAMIN B-12 PREDICTS RAPID HIP BONE LOSS IN ELDERLY WOMEN . An in an Italian study of older women, THE HIGHER THE FOLIC ACID, THE GREATER THE MINERAL DENSITY OF THE LUMBAR SPINE .
ANOTHER IMPORTANT CLUE: MEN WITH THE HIGHEST HOMOCYSTEINE (a blood factor that BOOSTS HEART DISEASE RISK BUT IS REDUCED BY HIGH DOSES OF B VITAMINS) ARE FOUR TIMES LIKELIER TO BREAK A HIP THAN MEN WITH THE LOWEST HOMOCYSTEINE, according to a new Harvard-Tufts study. HIGH HOMOCYSTEINE DOUBLED WOMEN'S HIP FRACTURES.
RESEARCHERS SPECULATE THAT THE B VITAMINS ALSO MAY CUT THE RISK OF FRACTURES DUE TO OSTEOPOROSIS.