FOOD 2500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Hip Fracture, Osteoporosis, Malic Acid
15 May 2017
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Osteoporosis society of canada facts million canadians suffer from osteoporosis. One in four women over the age of has osteoporosis. One in eight men over also has the disease. However, the disease can strike at any age. The cost of treating osteoporosis and the fractures it causes is estimated to be $. billion each year in canada alone. There were approximately , hip fractures in canada in . Hip fractures result in death in up to percent of cases, and disability in percent of those who survive. Calcium compounds (well absorbed): ca carbonate, citrate, gluconate, hydroxylate, malate, lactate, phosphate, amino acid chelates. Mixtures of ca with other compounds (not absorbed well): Ca carbonate mixed with mg carbonate, with aluminum salts (e. g. antacids), or with vit d. Powdered ca-rich materials (not absorbed well): bone meal, powdered bone, oyster shell, dolomite. Ca carbonate is % ca; ca glutamate %
