Auburn Back Pain Sufferers May Benefit from Fiber to Improve Nutrient Absorption
“Youth is wasted on the young.” Ever heard that? Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. supposes that there’s a bit of truth in that for all of us - and particularly our Auburn spines - as we age. When we are young, our bodies require our attention more than we gave. Our youthful bones and spines and bodies need proper nutrition so that our older bones and spine and bodies are in good shape when we desire living our lives less painfully and more fully. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. shares what Auburn chiropractic patients can do now to tackle 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 decrease osteoporosis risk later in life. A new report 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 affected BMD in young adulthood. Calcium intake in adolescent males strongly negatively affected BMD in the lumbar spine at young adulthood. Other influential factors were body weight at adolescence and young adulthood which positively influenced BMD. (1) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. can’t emphasize 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 stems from youthful (in)attention. Low serum levels of vitamin D in osteoporotic women have a tendency to have an heightened chance of having any type of cancer and breast cancer. (2) Calcium intake during the teen years of life is important 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 consumption of calcium is far lower than what it should be. Increasing bone mass by just 5% reduces the risk of fracture by 40%. (3) Attaining healthy bones hinges on more than just calcium and vitamin D however. Deficiencies of vitamins B, C, E, and K as well as retinol compromise bone’s health. (4) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. shares 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
Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. understands 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 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 associate with 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? Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. thinks that many of our Auburn chiropractic patients would not have!
FIBER’S DEFENSE OF MEN’S BMD
Luckily, 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 women. In men over 65 years, nutrient intake showed no effect on BMD. In women between 18 and 45, fiber did not produce a significant change to BMD, but daily fat intake did significantly. (6) A curious side note: A new study refutes the idea that BMD may be a risk factor for lumbar disc herniation in youth, but a recent study discredited that idea. (7) However, there is evidence in the medical literature that emphasizes the general benefit of nutrition - and now fiber intake in men - on the health of the body, its bones and its spine.
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