“Youth is wasted on the young.” Ever heard that? Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center supposes that there is
a bit of truth in that for all of us - and particularly
our Pensacola spines - as we age. When we are young, our
bodies need8 our attention more than we realize. Our young
bones and spines and bodies require proper nutrition so
that our older bones and spine and bodies are in good shape
when we want to live our lives less painfully and more
fully. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center reveals what Pensacola
chiropractic patients can do now to deal with bone mineral
density (BMD) issues, regardless of their current age.
BMD AND OSTEOPOROSIS: BUILD BMD WHILE YOUNG
Elevating peak bone mass early in life may drop
osteoporosis risk later in life. A recent study wrote
that Vitamin D and calcium in females positively affected bone mineral density
into young adulthood. Intakes of phosphorous and the calcium:phosphorous ratio
at adolescence for females negatively influenced BMD in young
adulthood. Calcium intake in adolescent males strongly negatively affected
BMD in the lumbar spine at young adulthood. Other leading
factors were body weight at adolescence and young adulthood which positively affected
BMD. (1) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center can’t stress enough just
how vital nutrition is for their future health.
BENEFITS OF IMPROVED NUTRITION BEYOND BETTER BONE MINERAL
DENSITY
Osteoporosis is a disease of older people that results
from youthful (in)attention. Low serum levels of vitamin D in osteoporotic
women tend to have an increased chance
of having any type of cancer and breast cancer. (2) Calcium intake during
the teen years of life is vital to reduce the
risk of osteoporosis later in life. Teen girls absorb calcium more
effectively: 326mg in teenage girls versus just 73mg in older women of 1332 mg taken daily.
Even more problematic is that teen girls’ daily intake
of calcium is way below what it should be. Increasing
bone mass by only 5% drops the risk of fracture
by 40%. (3) Getting healthy bones hinges on more than just calcium and vitamin D though.
Deficiencies of vitamins B, C, E, and K as well as retinol disrupt
the health of bone. (4) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center presents
these statistics to inspire us all to increase
intake of nutrients to build bone mass initially and support it
later to keep it healthy.
IMPROVE ABSORPTION OF NUTRIENTS
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center knows that kids and their
families want to be sure that their nutritional efforts will pay
off. TIP: Dietary fiber may boost the body’s
absorption of calcium but does it in different ways for older
men and women. Higher intake of dietary fiber and fruit fiber was
protective against bone loss in men but not women. Fiber from vegetables was
protective against spine bone loss in women but not men. Cereal fiber or nut
and legume fiber improvements didn’t relate to bone loss in either men or women. Higher dietary fiber may decrease
bone loss in men. (5) Who would have thought that fiber would
have anything to do with bone mineral density? Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center thinks
that many of our Pensacola chiropractic patients wouldn’t
have!
FIBER’S DEFENSE OF MEN’S BMD
Fortunately, there are some very
observant researchers and doctors out there!
They discovered that fiber intake was a protective factor of
lumbar spine BMD in men aged 18 and 45 years of
age but not in females. In men over 65 years, nutrient
intake indicated no effect on BMD. In women between 18 and 45,
fiber did not produce a significant change to BMD, but daily fat intake significantly increased
BMD. (6) A curious side note: It had been thought that bone
mineral density could be a risk factor for lumbar disc herniation in
young persons, but a new study discredited that
thought. (7) However, there is
evidence in the medical literature that stresses the overall
value of nutrition - and now fiber intake in men - on the well-being
of the body, its bones and its spine.
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