Pages tagged with "Bone"

391 pages, most important first (overviews, then meta-analyses, then RCTs, then newest). Combine with another topic

• Beyond the bone: conference summary
• Summary of Vitamin D portion of Bone and Mineral Research Meeting
• Overview Osteoporosis and vitamin D
• Overview Fractures and vitamin D
• Wonder when the first doctor will be found liable for not providing vitamin D to a patient
• Low vitamin D before orthopedic surgery – dark skin 5X more likely
• Review of vitamin D and bone health studies – with tables
• Cola Soft Drinks reduce Calcium, Vitamin D, and Magnesium - many studies
• Military and Vitamin D - many studies
• Protein, muscles, bones and Vitamin D - many studies
• Fewer bone and stress fractures with vitamin D - many studies
• Sickle Cell treated by Vitamin D - many studies
• Diabetes increases the risk of bone fracture - many studies
• Ankylosing spondylitis and low vitamin D – many studies
• Bone Mineral Density and Vitamin D - many studies
• Some Foot and ankle problems are treated by Vitamin D – many studies
• Orthopaedic surgeries need Vitamin D – many studies
• Bone worse after COVID - several studies
• Bone loss reduced in women by vitamin D supplementation - Meta-analysis
• Osteoporotic bone fractures predicted by 12 risk factors - taking little Vitamin D is one of them – meta-analysis
• Vitamin D during pregnancy increased child’s bone mineral density – meta-analysis
• Vitamin D fortification of food provides no bone benefit (typically a tiny amount of D) - meta-analysis
• Magnesium helps bones a bit – meta-analysis
• Stress fractures in basic training associated with 2.5 ng less vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Bone quality improved 2X by Vitamin D plus Vitamin K2 (trend) – meta-analysis
• Vitamin K (any amount and any kind) reduced bone fractures by 24 percent – meta-analysis
• Bone formation in the lab is aided by Vitamin D, Vitamin K1, and Vitamin K2 – meta-analysis
• Hip fractures reduced 30 percent with 800 IU of vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Bone fractures reduced by a minimum of 800 IU vitamin D and Calcium – meta-meta-analysis
• Bone fracture meta-analysis – vitamin D and Calcium are OK
• Effectiveness and Safety of Vitamin D in Relation to Bone Health - 2007
• Bone gains from 2800 IU of vitamin D in pregnancy had faded by age 13 - RCT
• Spinal fusion surgery greatly improved by Vitamin K2 - RCT
• Vitamin D and Calcium do not increase bone density (also need exercise, Mg, K2, protein etc.) – RCT
• Higher bone density years later if mother had gotten just 1,000 IU vitamin D daily while pregnant – RCT
• Bone fractures not reduced with 400 IU of Vitamin D plus Calcium (no surprise) WHI – strange RCT
• 50,000 IU of Vitamin D weekly greatly decreased bone loss from prostate cancer therapy - RCT
• Bone density improved by monthly 50,000 IU of vitamin D for 6 months – RCT
• 2800 IU of Vitamin D in late pregnancy resulted in 3X fewer fractures, 4X fewer enamel defects in offspring – RCT
• Bone Mineral Density increased by Resveratrol (which activates the Vitamin D Receptor) – RCT
• Bone fractures of children not reduced if given little vitamin D, no Calcium etc. – RCT
• Exercise improves bone strength (good), but not bone mineral density (can be measured) – RCT
• Bone mineral density improvement by Vitamin D plus fluoride is augmented by laser acupuncture – RCT
• Faster growth in infants getting 1200 IU of Vitamin D – RCT
• 10,000 IU of Vitamin D for 3 years found to help bone by two measurement methods – RCT
• More dental implant bone growth if high vitamin D (natural or supplement) – RCT
• Breastfed infant bones not helped by 800 IU of Vitamin D (not enough) – RCT
• Bone healing not improved by a single bolus dose of 30,000 IU (no surprise) – RCT
• Giving vitamin D stopped bone loss, stopping vitamin D let the bone loss continue – RCT
• Bones of white children not helped by 1,000 IU of vitamin D (Northern latitudes) – RCT
• Less bone loss if take 100,000 IU vitamin D monthly – RCT
• 4X reduction in bone fractures following Kidney Transplant with monthly Vitamin D (100,000 IU) - RCT
• Resveratrol prevented bone loss associated with T2DM (probably via VDR) – RCT
• Bone density improved with resveratrol (which improves Vitamin D Receptor) – RCT
• Fluoride caused bone problems in 80 percent of Vitamin D deficient rats – RCT
• Fetal bones helped a bit by 1,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• Bone STRENGTH improved by 2800 IU of Vitamin D (not bone density) – RCT
• Increased Bone strength during military training – with just 800 IU of vitamin D and Calcium – RCT
• Adding just vitamin D again failed to add bone density (also need Magnesium, Vitamin K, etc) – RCT
• 1200 IU vs 400 IU of vitamin D did not improve bone health or immunity of children who were sufficient – RCT
• Sickle Cell clinical trial will inject 300,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT due 2020
• Vitamin K-2 (180 ug MK-7) helped both bone density and strength – RCT
• Bone loss not stopped by monthly 48,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• Leg bone (tibia) grew thicker with 4,000 IU of vitamin D and Calcium – RCT
• Perhaps fewer bone non-unions with 100,000 IU weekly of vitamin D – RCT 2018
• Bones helped by Vitamin D, Physical Exercise, etc (this time - Bariatric Surgery) – RCT
• Bone health not improved in 2 months of Vitamin D (need 6 months or loading dose) – RCT
• Bone mineral density somewhat better with 3750 IU vs 600 IU Vitamin D (1 year, with Calcium) – RCT
• Bone fractures after a burn - none if vitamin D, 6 if no vitamin D – RCT
• More calcium in bones in those teenage girls getting 2,000 IUs daily – RCT
• Hip bone loss stopped with 1000 IU of vitamin D, while 400 IU similar to placebo – RCT
• People with old burns improved muscle strength with 2200 IU average vitamin D – RCT
• Vitamin D for older people (VDOP) trial, with 48,000 IU per month – RCT started Fall 2012
• Both Vitamin D and Calcium are needed to reduce bone loss – RCT
• Knee Bone-On-Bone: exercise and better food are often better than surgery
• Healthy bones need Ca, Silicon, Vitamins B, C, D, and K
• Most GLP-1 users are Vitamin D deficient before they start — 4 reasons to supplement
• 100 years since the discovery of Vitamin D - 23 studies - 2022, 2023
• Brittle bone disease (Osteogenesis Imperfecta) is probably helped by Vitamin D
• Bone diseases related to many Vitamin D diseases
• Liposomal Vitamin D improves Bone Density and, for the first time, Estrogen (mice)
• Recommends vitamin D after hip fracture ( but not enough and no-bone building cofactors)
• 6500 IU vitamin D not improve bone density without cofactors
• Bone fractures in children requiring surgery were 55X more likely with low vitamin D
• 14000 IU vitamin D (50000 twice a week) often stops Sickle Cell pain
• Vitamin D has been needed by land vertebrates for over 400 million years
• Infant bone density not improve if increase only Vitamin D (no surprise)
• Vitamin D deficiency exacerbates many Sickle Cell problems - Perplexity AI,
• Vitamin D should be an almost universal feature of the care of young adults with sickle cell disease
• Bone stress injuries rare after Vitamin D (50,000 IU weekly for 8 weeks)
• Silicon, Vitamin D and Bone Health - multiple studies
• Bone implants aided by Vitamin D in 80 percent of studies, conclusion – more studies needed
• Fetal clavicle bone better if pregnant mom took just 1200 IU of vitamin D daily
• Postmenopausal women need Vitamin D, protein and exercise to prevent loss of muscle and bone
• Vitamin D, mast cells, bones, and allergies
• Children with low vitamin D became adults having 2X more chronic health problems
• Bariatric surgery increases risk of bone fracture (less vitamin D adsorbed)
• Childhood Fractures – consensus report on vitamin D
• Vitamin D reduces toxicity of Cadmium and Lead on bone health
• Activated Vitamin D (calcitriol) injection speeds up orthodontic tooth movement (growth)
• New immigrant South Asian Indian men have worse Vitamin D and bones than Caucasians (US)
• The Great Osteoporosis Scam (improve bone density (DXA) instead of bone strength – follow the money)
• Bone - Health
• Spinal curvature (Idiopathic Scoliosis) associated with low vitamin D
• Spinal fusion improved by vitamin D
• Spinal fusion patients often low on vitamin D
• Spinal non fusion 3.5 X more likely if low vitamin D
• Which supplements are often taken for healing hairline bone fractures
• Vitamin D deficiency in children: 9%, but up to 75% in children with fractures
• Bone resorption during pregnancy reduced by weekly 28,000 IU of Vitamin D
• Bone biomarkers increased equally by daily, weekly, or monthly Vitamin D (CKD in children in this case)
• Pivotal role of Boron supplementation on bone health
• Parkinson’s – Vitamin D, bone density, insomnia, falls, poor sleep, anxiety
• Potassium helps bones by increasing the absorption of both Calcium and Vitamin D
• Most Japanese seniors with bone fractures have less than 10 ng of vitamin D
• 2,000 IU of Vitamin D per kg of food – best growth, bone strength, etc. (pig trial)
• Healthy bones need: Calcium, Vitamin D, Magnesium, Silicon, Vitamin K, and Boron – 2012
• Hard bones, soft arteries, rather than vice versa (Vitamin D and Vitamin K)
• Shin splints decrease with vitamin D
• Parkinson’s – Vitamin D, bone and falls
• Poor bone health is a ‘robust’ dementia risk factor (both associated with Low vitamin D)
• Bones not helped by tiny Vitamin D and Mg, for a short time with no exercise
• MAGNESIUM IN MAN - IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH AND DISEASE – review 2015
• Drugs that may harm bone (vitamin D needed)
• Child abuse fractures – 96 percent were associated with poor bones (low vitamin D, etc.)
• Low energy bone fractures associated with low vitamin D
• 7 X more likely to get hip fracture if have highest level of vitamin A
• 5X fewer hip fractures from Parkinson – Alzheimer – Stroke with enough sun
• Breast cancer spreads to bone if poor vitamin D Receptor (no surprise)
• Vitamin D Receptor activators (Resveratrol, Curcumin ,Quercetin) all improve bone – Review
• Typical stress fracture during US Navy training cost 14,953 dollars, most had less than 40 ng Vitamin D
• Half as many fractures for girls with high vitamin D intake
• Most people with bone fractures still not getting vitamin D
• History of Vitamin D from 500 million years ago to orthopaedic practice today – 2019
• Vitamin D: calcium and bone homeostasis during evolution
• Vitamin K2-7 helps bone, blood vessels, cancer, diabetes, etc.
• Maasai have PTH and bone resorption (CTX) circadian rhythms
• High-altitude associated with higher vitamin D and better bones (sheep in this case)
• Role of Vitamin K in Bones and Muscles
• Fish need vitamin D and C for their bones
• Weak bones (Osteopenia) in 93 percent of women in Pakistan attending University and wearing Islamic clothes
• Time-release of Vitamin D near bone
• Breast Cancer chemo reduces Bone Mineral Density, injecting Vitamin D increases it
• Bone fracture healing not helped by raising vitamin D levels to 20 ng (no surprise)
• The more caffeine while pregnant (coffee, cola) the more bone pain in premature infants
• Hospital has banned Dr. Holick due to testifying in cases of infants with broken bones- August, 2021
• Lack of vitamin D in infants can result in broken bones and shaken baby syndrome
• Vitamin D may be proven to help bone grafting in many ways
• Stress fractures – 83 percent had less than 40 ng of vitamin D
• Metatarsal Stress Fracture 5X more likely if low vitamin D
• 4X fewer stress fractures in college athletes if more than 40 ng of vitamin D
• Stress fractures take longer to heal if low vitamin D
• Bone loss results in blood vessel plaque if low Vitamin K2, less bone loss if high K2
• 4 out of 10 Irish have vitamin D levels inadequate even for bone health
• Stress Fractures and Vitamin D – narrative review
• Hypothesis: increased bone mineral density needs protein, Ca, Mg, Vitamin D and K
• Low vitamin D associated with 5.5X increased risk of low bone mineral density
• Vitamin D levels increased, Bone Density Loss decreased (Tasmania)
• Bone marrow transplant – like other traumas – lowers vitamin D levels
• Dairy improved bones of senior women – if they also had enough vitamin D
• Vitamin D deficiency 4X more likely if illiterate or have bone pain – Lahore Pakistan
• Low bone mineral density is inversely associated with both Vitamin D and Resistin (resistance to insulin)
• Increased Vitamin D increases Phosphate as well as Calcium
• Ankle fractures associated with low vitamin D, smoking etc.
• 12 Vitamin D articles in Bone Reports Journal – 2018
• SIDS associated with poor bone growth in infants (Rickets, low vitamin D)
• Bone tumors much more likely to be malignant if low Vitamin D – multiple studies
• Knee osteoarthritis strongly associated with low Boron – 2015
• Prevent Osteoporosis and Have Strong Bones - book 2013
• Bone increased : Stiffness (Vitamin D), Flexibility (Vitamin K2)
• 2,000 IU vitamin D recommended for pediatric rheumatology
• Mastocytosis and Vitamin D
• Vitamin D injections of a total of 1,800,000 IU reduced shinbone tenderness
• Low trauma bone fractures in seniors – considering Vitamin D loading dose for all, without testing
• Sickle cell Vitamin D deficiency corrected with 160 K IU loading dose
• Low levels of vitamin D prior to spine surgery
• Vitamin D voting by panel – agreed upon bone health and high risk of chronic diseases
• Large seasonal variation in vitamin D levels associated with poor bone health
• Magnesium increases Vitamin D, which increases Mg. Both increase bone
• Vitamin D paradox – Blacks need Vit D for health, but not as much D for strong bones
• Hypothesis: Extensive burns reduce vitamin D, which increase bone loss
• COPD increases risk of bone fracture by 4.7 X (low vitamin D)
• COPD results in bone loss and osteopenia, Vitamin D should reduce both
• Many non-bone diseases associated with low Vitamin D (dog and cats in this study)
• Bone marrow fat is suppressed by Vitamin D
• Bone fractures 1.8 X more likely if hearing loss (which is associated with low vitamin D)
• The Physiological Role of Boron on Health
• Bariatric Surgery is Bad for the Bone (reduce vitamin uptake, etc)– 2016
• Vitamin D history back to Egyptians and fortification
• Paleopathology – Vitamin D and bones, teeth during the past 2,000 years – meeting
• Army Training trying performance readiness bars with 1400 IU of Vitamin D (Dr. Matthews)
• Vitamin D predicts good health and long life in seniors, review of 20 cohort studies
• Countries which have increased Vitamin D have decreased bone problems (Japan, Australia)
• Bone fractures 2.8 X more likely among cancer survivors (perhaps low vitamin D)
• Domesticated animals vary in amount and causes of bone diseases
• Foot and Ankle Surgeries should benefit from Vitamin D
• Bone marrow foot oedema (rare pain in children, all were Vitamin D deficient)
• Spinal muscular atrophy (rare disease) might be helped with vitamin D
• Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis 2 X more likely in Asians with poor Vitamin D Receptor
• Osteoporosis has no symptoms until a bone breaks
• BMD associated with free and bioavailable vitamin D
• Calcium Supplementation is OK provided you also take Vitamin K
• Alcoholics with low vitamin D get more bone fractures
• 800 IU Vitamin D proven again to not be enough to stop bone loss
• Bone marrow failure (MDS) is associated with half as much Vitamin D
• Hypothesis – dinosaur extinction due to low vitamin D (fewer eggs hatched)
• Many seniors do not get enough protein, Vitamin D, Mg, etc. needed for bones
• Vitamin D, Calcium and protein very important to bone health
• Less child bone if mother lacked vitamin D
• Calcium supplements go to muscle, not bone, unless have enough Vitamin K
• Increased Vitamin K2 reduces the problems of excess Calcium
• Solar and nutritional Osteomalacia (soft bones at all stages of life)
• Low Calcium and vitamin D makes osteomalacia but either makes osteoporosis
• More Magnesium makes more bone when there is enough Vitamin D (petri dish)
• Drug-induced bone loss: a major safety concern (Vitamin D can help)
• Diagnosis and treatment of osteopenia – Holick 2010
• Bone strength increased when sow and piglets had enough Vitamin D and Phosphorus
• Ankylosing spondylitis prevalence increased 1.5 X in a decade (probably Vitamin D) 2017
• Bone strength (more accurate than BMD) is inversely associated with vitamin D level
• Bone fractures occurred twice as often if low Magnesium
• Hypothesis: Soy isoflavones synergistically aid vitamin D in building bones
• Was a Healthy and Avid Runner, Can Now Barely Walk (low vitamin D and tumor changed a Phosphate gene) – July 2018.
• Better total hip replacement if have high vitamin D
• Blacks may not need as much Vitamin D (for their bones)
• IoM error: 8 percent, not just 1 percent, had bone loss when vitamin D higher than 20 ng
• Low-energy bone fractures far more likely if poor Vitamin K ratio
• Fetal femur bone length associated with maternal vitamin D
• Risk of death after bone fracture was 6.6 X higher if less than 10 ng of vitamin D
• Girls had slightly worse bones if mothers had 1500 mg of Calcium daily while pregnant
• Primary hyperparathyroidism surgery associated with 8 X increased risk of bone fracture if low vitamin D
• Vitamin K2 from natto improved bone mineral density
• Calcium (alone) does not reduce risk of bone fracture
• Bone Health and vitamin D book - 2011
• Degenerative Diseases of the Spine are related to low vitamin D levels
• Lumbar spinal stenosis pain strongly associated with low vitamin D
• Vitamin K-2 – bone biomarkers indicate at least 600 ug of MK-4 are needed daily
• Vitamin K2 (as MK-7) is needed for bone quality – Review
• 200 IU vitamin D per kg is not enough for some health problems (example– bone marrow stem cell)
• Vitamin D In Older Women - Fractures, Frailty and Mortality – Buchebner thesis 2017
• Vitamin K and bone – review
• Headaches (chronic tension) 3X more likely to have low vitamin D – also muscle weakness and bone tenderness
• Ankle sprains evolving to OLT (Talus bone pain) are associated with low vitamin D
• Higher Omega-3 intake associated with less bone pain
• HIV patients had bone loss and less than 20 ng of vitamin D
• Bone density does not decrease with lower vitamin D levels in blacks as it does in whites
• Nonunion after elective foot or ankle reconstruction 8 times more likely if low vitamin D
• Forearm fracture 3.5X more often in black children with low levels of vitamin D
• Healthy hips need at least 30 ng of vitamin D (Shanghai)
• Bone loss during black pregnancies – 4000 IU of vitamin D was not enough
• Air pollution associated with poor bone density (less vitamin D)
• Obese moms who breastfeed (without Vitamin D) had low bone density in infants
• Hospital found that Vitamin D saves money by improving bone fracture healing
• Vitamin K and bone health – need more research
• Acute Myeloid Leukemia (a form of bone cancer) better if more than 20 ng of vitamin D
• Large soft spot on infant’s head (anterior fontanelle) is associated with low vitamin D
• Bone fractures heal poorly with only 1,000 IU of vitamin D (not a surprise)
• Bone loss (following gastric cancer) reduced by 16,000 IU of vitamin D every 10 days
• Statin-induced Myalgias corrected with 100000 weekly Vitamin D2
• Long-Term bedridden patients have poor vitamin D and poor bones
• Increasing bone mineral density increases breast cancer by at least 2X
• Bone fracture (low energy) 19X more likely in children if low vitamin K2
• Sickle Cell Anemia: 64 percent had less than 10ng of vitamin D
• Bone fractures healed much better if more than 20ng of vitamin D
• Osteosarcopenic obesity (obese with low bone and muscle mass) twice as likely if low vitamin D
• Ankylosing Spondylitis – should all patients be tested for low vitamin D – not just yet
• Teenagers having sticky, painful knees (Osteochondrosis Dissecans) virtually always have low vitamin D
• Bones can activate vitamin D
• Professor who concluded that vitamin D (800 IU) does not help bones got 324,000 dollar prize
• Low bone mineral density of male children is associated with low BMD of parents
• Stronger hip bone associated with higher levels of vitamin D
• Vitamin D: not just bone, but also immunity
• Sickle Cell children need more than 7,000 IU of vitamin D daily
• Breastfeeding exclusively may not be best strategy for bone health (if not add vitamin D)
• Breast Feeding increased risk of low bone density by 24 percent
• Bones not helped much by vitamin D (low dose or short term) National Osteoporosis Foundation
• Stronger bones if get UVB (vitamin D) when young – in storks as well
• Bone health best with 40 nanograms of vitamin D
• Vitamin D Beyond the Bone webinar
• Foot and Ankle Fracture Healing – vitamin D appears promising for everyone– review
• Fracture mechanics of human bone, and the importance of vitamin D
• Long bone fracture – prediction by low vitamin D is better than low BMD
• Stronger bones after 3 generations of tap water (more Ca and Mg) vs bottled water
• Low vitamin D during pregnancy associated with four health problems in children
• Major depression associated with low vitamin D and low bone density
• Bone fracture in children 1.8 X more likely if born in winter (low vitamin D)
• Hip replacement 2X more likely if hip bone surgery was during winter (low vitamin D)
• UK Osteoporosis Society (inadequate) guidelines for vitamin D and bone health
• Vitamin D and Bone Health – UK National Osteoporosis Society
• Eldecalcitol (Vitamin D analog) not change vitamin D levels but does help bone a bit
• Child Bone health – (incorrect) recommendations by US Pediatric and Bone Health groups
• Bone tenderness weakly associated with vitamin D levels
• Vitamin D levels lower during darker skin pregnancy, but bone density is OK
• Back pain gone and grew 3 inches with vitamin D
• Implanting titanium in mice helped by vitamin D: wonder about human teeth, hips etc.
• Bone density correlates better with free D (calculated) rather than measured vitamin D
• Vitamin D and bone health: Epidemiologic studies
• Vitamin D and microRNAs in bone
• Military in hot climates and vitamin D deficiency - 2010
• Hip problem in boys (PERTHES' DISEASE) associated with low vitamin D
• New approaches to bones, genes, and vitamin D
• After bone fracture, vitamin D unchanged but 1,25(OH)(2) D decreased
• Vitamin D and Bone Disease – Review 2012
• Bones grow better with high level of magnesium: rat study
• Magnesium may be more important to kids’ bone health than calcium
• Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium, etc increase bone density when taking together
• Could growing pains in a child be a vitamin D deficiency
• Less bone mass at age 9 if low vitamin D during pregnancy and childhood – Lancet 2006
• Low vitamin D during pregnancy resulted in 2.7 percent less bone content at age 20
• Low vitamin D, not low BMD, associated with both breaking hip and upper body bone in a fall
• Acute Multiple Sclerosis relapse associated with low bone mineral density (low vitamin D)
• Increased vitamin D testing did not result in increased bone density
• Noticed bones heal faster when more than 60 ng of vitamin D
• Leg pain 7X more prevalent when vitamin D lower than 20 ng
• Working other than dayshift reduces vitamin D levels and Bone Mineral Density and increases bone pain
• RXRA gene activity at birth weakly associated with bone density at age 4
• Vitamin D intervention stopped bone loss in those mice getting too much alcohol
• Vitamin D, Beyond the Bone – Presentation New York
• 20 percent fewer male hip fractures if more Magnesium in the water
• 22 percent more bone cracking found with low vitamin D
• Child bone conference: many vitamin D and ricket abstracts
• Hypothesis: Not vitamin D deficient if have normal PTH and BMD
• 400 IU of vitamin D Magnesium and Calcium helped Twin bones
• COPD – Bone Metabolism – Osteoporosis – Vitamin D appear related
• Review of vitamin D pathways to bone health
• Hungry bone syndrome post hyperparathyoidism – review
• Female Athlete health problems may be due to lack of vitamin D and Iron
• Suboptimal appreciation by Asian physicians of vitamin D for bone health
• Bone health not correlated with Vitamin D level in multiple sclerosis – review
• Bone changes during and after pregnancy
• Vitamin D monotherapy for just 3 months did not improve bone turnover
• Bone fracture healing not a function of vitamin D level
• 3D images of bone plus position statements on Osteo and vitamin D – 2012
• Vitamin D different relationship between whites and blacks for bone and plaque
• Vitamin D3, not D2 helps childhood bone development
• Strong bones need both physical activity and vitamin D
• Relevance of Vitamin D in Bone and Muscle Health of Cancer Patients
• Vitamin D Posters at Beyond the Bone
• Vitamin K helps vitamin D build bone
• Vertebral fracture 3X more likely with aortic calcification – Vitamins D3 and K2
• Calcium and bone disorders in pregnancy
• Hardly any children had enough vitamin D before bone surgery
• Bone health markers generally not improved by 550 IU of vitamin D after birth
• Women with hip fractures very low on vitamins D3 and K
• Even 800 IU vitamin D improved Crohn’s disease bone density
• Bone density of children did not improve with 3 month of vitamin D
• Fracture patients with bone diseases lacked vitamin D and calcium
• Majority of animal bone fractures healed more quickly with vitamin D
• Only half of bone fracture patients were given treatment, the most popular being vitamin D
• Wrist fracture is also associated with vitamin D inadequacy
• Review of non-bone effects of vitamin D on fall prevention
• Hip fracture patients had only 16 ng of vitamin D
• BONE SPURS not produced if have enough Vitamin D3, Vitamin K2, etc.
• Vitamin K1 reduced hip fracture but Vitamin K2 did not
• Perhaps Stress fractures 2X less frequent if 4000 IU of vitamin D
• Cadavers with good skeletons had 30 ng of vitamin D
• Osteoanabolics (increase bone mass) with vitamin D etc.
• Vitamin D is the first of three ways to make unbreakable bones
• Vitamin D: an essential component for skeletal health
• Vitamin D did not increase BMD among some ballet dancers
• Too much vitamin D might result in poor bone growth
• Increased forearm fractures in obese children
• Adding a little vitamin D for 3 months did not help bones of healthy children
• 200 to 2000 IU vitamin D daily did not improve child bone density – BMJ
• More Arab leg pain when less than 20 ng of vitamin D
• Black seniors near equator: increased vitamin D decreases bone density
• Another outdoor sport produces more bone than indoor sport – vitamin D
• Forum on Aging and Skeletal Health
• 6500 IU vitamin D and 1000 mg Calcium daily did not improve bone density
• Allergies and bone health may be connected by vitamin D
• Bone lost during postmenopausal dieting not all recovered with weight re-gain
• Skeletal health needs at least 30 ng of vitamin D – German paper
• Vegans had lower vitamin D – similar fracture rate - less bone loss
• Whole Body Vibration for an 8 week Random Controlled Trial helped bone
• Less than 20 ng of vitamin D associated with lumbar spine density in Saudi men
• Reduced vitamin D and BMD and Neurological Conditions
• Bone fractures not associated with vitamin D status
• Skin pigmentation predicted bone mineral content in Hawaii
• BMD improved with 800 mg Calcium, 400 IU of vitamin D, and 100 ug of vitamin K
• 2800 IU vitamin D daily did not decrease bone loss for those with MS
• 800 IU vitamin D in milk did not improve bones of middle-aged adults
• Sports Nutrition Conference on Bone health Calcium and vitamin D
• Even 400 IU reduced bone loss a bit
• Vitamin D for Good Bone Health – Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Vitamin D Levels in Kids are So Low that Rickets is Back with a Vengeance
• Pre-Birth Vitamin D Levels Determine Your Health for Life
• Average of less than 2000 IU of vitamin D2 did not help bone health
• 890 IU of vitamin D and 1200 mg Calcium improved bone density
• Low BMD among teaching doctors in India
• Vitamin D and bone health - Univ of Maryland video and transcript
• Fracture healed faster with 20,000 IU on a base of 8,000 IU – Individual observation
• Bone Health and Vit D: Evidence Based Review 2007