NUTR 4090 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hip Fracture, Publication Bias, Rickets
17 Apr 2018
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Risk reduction of chronic disease osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. February 13, 2018 (cid:894)midter(cid:373) 2 starts at aliso(cid:374)"s lecture(cid:895) Calcium is critical for bone density, strength and mass. Bone architecture is maintained and influenced by several nutritional factors. Not just calcium; other things include phorphorus, vit d, potassium, protein and lactoferrin. 99% of calcium is in bones and teeth. 99% of calcium in bones is inorganic calcium. Always taken from bone before anything else. Low in calcium will say take calcium off bone. Too much calcium will be taken out by kidney. Low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue = enhanced bone fragility and increased fracture risk. Costs our healthcare system over billion a year. Fractures from osteo are more common than heart attack, stroke, and breast cancer. Degeneration of joint tissues results in pain, stiffness, and impaired physical function. Risk factors include: age, female, bmi, knee injury, family history. Most common in hands, hips, knee and spine.
