Largo Vitamin Deficiencies in Women Related to Fracture Risk
Fractures are enemies of Largo women and men. They give rise to pain and long recoveries. Largo postmenopausal women have a tendency to be at higher risk of fractures, especially those who have vitamin deficiencies. Largo vitamin deficiencies are relatively easily tested for and addressed with Hollstrom & Associates Inc's help should testing reveal such deficiencies. Hollstrom & Associates Inc directs Largo chiropractic patients who are ready to have their vitamin status evaluated and help them any deficiencies so as to lessen fracture risk.
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND FRACTURE RISK
The more the merrier? Not necessarily when it comes to several vitamin deficiencies! A recent study reported that the cumulative effect of vitamin deficiencies raised the risk of incident fractures in postmenopausal women. Vitamin D, vitamin K and vitamin B levels were measured in women over 50 years old and followed for 6.3 years (plus or minus 5.1 years). 29.7% of these women had fractures during this time. The total of deficiencies (0/no deficiencies to 3/deficient in D, K and B) was significantly related to fracture risk. (1) With respect to this report, Hollstrom & Associates Inc notices the importance of checking for vitamin deficiencies and tackle them.
WHAT TO DO TO FIX VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND PREVENT Largo FRACTURES
Hollstrom & Associates Inc points out that the risk of fragility fractures is higher than the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal women. 33% are at risk. Luckily, Largo fracture risk may well be controlled by healthy lifestyle changes like vitamin supplementation, weight-bearing exercise, limited alcohol consumption and no 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 recommended. (2) Vitamin D with calcium supplementation lessens the risk of total fractures by 15% and hip fractures by 30%, specifically. (3) Oral vitamin K supplementation (phytonadione and menaquinone-4) reduced bone loss. Menaquinone-4 demonstrated the strongest effect on vertebral fracture reduction. (4) And while supplementing with vitamin B alone didn’t demonstrate a significant impact on osteoporotic fracture occurrence in patients with cerebrovascular disease, it did show a modest effect. (5) Patients with very high plasma homocysteine levels and vascular disease appeared to benefit more from vitamin B supplementation (folate, B6, and B12) to prevent osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin B effectively modifies HCy levels considered to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Hollstrom & Associates Inc examines all types of factors when guiding patients in nutritional supplementation.
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