Montreal Back Pain Sufferers May Benefit from Fiber to Improve Nutrient Absorption
“Youth is wasted on the young.” Have you heard that saying? Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic supposes that there’s a bit of truth in that for all of us - and especially our Montreal spines - as we age. When we are young, our bodies need8 our attention more than we gave. Our young bones and spines and bodies need good nutrition so that our older bones and spine and bodies are healthy when we want to live our lives less painfully and more fully. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic shares what Montreal chiropractic patients can do now to tackle bone mineral density (BMD) issues, regardless of their current age.
BMD AND OSTEOPOROSIS: BUILD BMD WHILE YOUNG
Optimizing peak bone mass early in life may decrease osteoporosis risk later in life. A recent report stated 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 affected BMD in young adulthood. Calcium intake in adolescent males strongly negatively influenced BMD in the lumbar spine at young adulthood. Other leading factors were body weight at adolescence and young adulthood which positively influenced BMD. (1) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic can’t stress enough just how vital nutrition is for their future well-being.
BENEFITS OF IMPROVED NUTRITION BEYOND BETTER BONE MINERAL DENSITY
Osteoporosis is a disease of older people that stems 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 concerning is that teen girls’ daily consumption of calcium is far below what it should be. Boosting bone mass by just 5% reduces the risk of fracture by 40%. (3) Getting healthy bones is subject to more than just calcium and vitamin D however. Deficiencies of vitamins B, C, E, and K as well as retinol compromise the health of bone. (4) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic shares these findings to inspire us all to boost intake of nutrients to build bone mass early and support it later to keep it healthy.
IMPROVE ABSORPTION OF NUTRIENTS
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic knows that kids and their families want to be sure that their nutritional efforts will be of value. TIP: Dietary fiber may raise the body’s absorption of calcium but does it differently 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 did not relate to bone loss in either men or women. Higher dietary fiber may decrease bone loss in men. (5) Who would have imagined that fiber would have anything to do with bone mineral density? Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic bets that many of our Montreal chiropractic patients would not have!
FIBER’S DEFENSE OF MEN’S BMD
Fortunately, some very alert doctors and researchers did observe that fiber intake was a protective factor of lumbar spine BMD in men 18-45 years of old but not in females. In men over 65 years, nutrient intake showed no effect on BMD. In women between 18 and 45, fiber did not produce a significant effect on BMDs, but daily fat intake did significantly. (6) A curious side note: A new study discredits the thought that BMD may be a risk factor for lumbar disc herniation in youth, but a new study discredited that thought. (7) However, there is evidence in the medical literature that stresses the overall benefit of nutrition - and now fiber intake in men - on the well-being of the body, its bones and its spine.
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