Pages tagged with "Osteoporosis"

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

• Overview Osteoporosis and vitamin D
• Overview Fractures and vitamin D
• Is it ethical to NOT give vitamin D in osteoporosis trials– NEJM
• Vitamin D testing typically not needed, but in 9 cases it is
• Round-table discussion of vitamin D deficiency
• Fewer bone and stress fractures with vitamin D - many studies
• Diabetes increases the risk of bone fracture - many studies
• Off Topic: Xylitol reduces cavities, preterm births, osteoporosis, RTI, obesity, diabetes, etc. - several studies
• Osteoporosis synergistically treated by bisphosphonates and Vitamin D - meta-analysis
• High Selenium intake cuts risk of Osteoporosis in half - meta-analysis
• Vitamin D during pregnancy increased child’s bone mineral density – meta-analysis
• Osteoporosis Risk varies with Vitamin D Receptor – three meta-analyses in 2020
• Osteoporosis 15 percent more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor – meta-analysis
• Fractures reduced with any amount of vitamin D and some Calcium - Cochraine
• Disc Degeneration in women is 1.7X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – meta-analysis
• Vitamin D Receptor genes bb and BB and Osteoporosis, esp. for blacks – meta-analysis
• Cochrane review finds that Vitamin D and Calcium treat osteoporosis
• Hip fractures reduced 30 percent with 800 IU of vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Hip fractures in India - editorial with recommendation
• Vitamin D for elderly 800 to 2000 IU - Osteoporosis Canada
• 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
• Both Vitamin D and Calcium are needed to reduce bone loss – RCT
• Osteoporosis medicine teriparatide increased active vitamin D by 25 pcnt– RCT
• Osteoporosis interactions with gut, brain, liver and kidney (not just joints)
• During brown bear hibernation Vitamin D3 decreases but D2 increases (surprise)
• Expert consensus: Osteoporosis needs Vitamin D
• High-dose Vitamin D reduced pain of fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis
• Bone diseases related to many Vitamin D diseases
• Liposomal Vitamin D improves Bone Density and, for the first time, Estrogen (mice)
• Osteoporosis treated by Vitamin D + Vitamin K2 + Vitamin B + Zinc + Mg + Silica etc (no surprise)
• FDA and March of Dimes: Vitamin D fights some health problems (recommends a tiny amount)
• Magnesium Depletion Score predicts increased risk of various health problems
• People diagnosed with affective disorders are 1.9 X more likely become Osteoporotic within 2 years (low Vitamin D)
• Osteoporosis in France can be fought with 50,000 IU of Vitamin D, weekly then bi-weekly (30-60ng)
• Skin problems and Osteoporosis may be related via Vitamin D, Microbiota, and Epigenetics
• Osteoporosis 60% more likely if low Magnesium intake
• Postmenopausal women need Vitamin D, protein and exercise to prevent loss of muscle and bone
• Quick, FREE, self-test for Vitamin D deficiency
• 60% people surveyed with rheumatic conditions are switching to medical cannabis
• 2000 IU of vitamin D and 600 mg of Calcium for 38 weeks for Osteoporosis (more D is needed)
• The Great Osteoporosis Scam (improve bone density (DXA) instead of bone strength – follow the money)
• Osteoporosis
• Osteoporosis International Vitamin D recommendation: 1,000 IU is enough, D2 or D3, by prescription only
• Italian women taking Vitamin D (Osteoporosis, etc)
• Hip joint destroyed in months (rare) is associated with especially low Vitamin D
• Vitamin D Receptors in muscles decrease with age in those with Osteoporosis - 2018
• Potassium helps bones by increasing the absorption of both Calcium and Vitamin D
• Genes that increase the risk of Osteoporosis: Vitamin D Receptor is number one in Asians
• Osteoporosis treatment by zoledronic acid painful if low vitamin D (nomogram)
• Osteosarcopenia 4.5X more likely if low vitamin D
• 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)
• Osteoporosis consensus includes Vitamin D and Calcium (Ecuador)
• Osteoporosis fought by Vitamin D and Testosterone in Caucasian men
• 20X increase in vitamin D sold and 36 percent decrease in osteoporosis business in Australia
• Osteoporosis guidelines mention vitamin D
• Vitamin A may thwart the ability of vitamin D to reduce risk of osteoporosis
• COVID-Osteoporosis association appears to be low Vitamin D
• Another Osteoporosis group fails to recommend Vitamin D, etc. (perhaps fears losing business)
• Consequences of Italy’s decision to restrict Vitamin D reimbursement for Osteoporosis prevention
• History of Vitamin D from 500 million years ago to orthopaedic practice today – 2019
• Perhaps higher risk of fracture if low BMD plus low vitamin D
• More UV during first trimester, less Osteoporosis in offspring
• The clinician's guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis (vitamin D is mentioned)
• Osteoporosis risk due to HIV gut and HIV drugs (gut-friendly Vit D can help)
• Osteoporosis, periodontal and other diseases share a risk factor – low vitamin D
• Vitamin D and Calcium for Osteroporosis in France increased by 4X: 2007-2016
• Vertebral fractures 9X more likely in HIV patients having low vitamin D
• Vitamin D levels increasing 7 percent per year, bones denser in Japan (probably supplementation)
• Vitamin D and biophospates are needed after organ transplant
• Low bone mineral density is inversely associated with both Vitamin D and Resistin (resistance to insulin)
• Chronic pain if osteoporosis and low vitamin D
• Vitamin D treats Osteoporosis, but has problems it Calcium is not reduced (or changed)
• Prevent Osteoporosis and Have Strong Bones - book 2013
• Korea proposes vitamin D of 20 ng, but notes 20ng increases osteo by 50 percent
• Some immunity diseases associated with low vitamin D and Osteoporosis
• Increased risk of Osteoporosis if poor Vitamin D Receptor (UK males this time)
• 2.8X higher risk of osteoporosis if COPD and modified vitamin D receptor genes
• Osteoporosis 3X higher risk of in white men having a poor Vitamin D receptor
• Osteoporosis is associated with genes such as the Vitamin D Receptor
• Female Colon Cancer survivors had 74 percent increased risk of osteoporosis (perhaps low vitamin D)
• Vitamin D receptors get worse with age with osteoporosis
• Vitamin D is the most used anti-osteoporosis medication in senior homes in Australia
• Bone marrow foot oedema (rare pain in children, all were Vitamin D deficient)
• 50,000 IU vitamin D suggested to prevent osteoporosis (weekly then monthly)
• Osteoporosis has no symptoms until a bone breaks
• Alcoholics with low vitamin D get more bone fractures
• Alcoholics have osteoporosis
• Osteoporosis treatment – Vitamin D is the most cost-effective
• 800 IU Vitamin D proven again to not be enough to stop bone loss
• Osteoporosis 4X more likely if poor gut (probably poor vitamin D absorption)
• Vitamin D helps treat Osteoporosis
• Calcium Essential to Limit Osteoporosis but Avoid Excess, Say Europeans
• Skin wrinkles associated with fragile bones
• Vitamin D, Calcium and protein very important to bone health
• Solar and nutritional Osteomalacia (soft bones at all stages of life)
• Low Calcium and vitamin D makes osteomalacia but either makes osteoporosis
• Osteomalacia (soft bones - ricket in children) – Vitamin D occurs 87 times in PDF, but not once in the abstract
• Osteoporosis 2.8 X more likely if Vitamin D receptor (VDR) genes altered
• Diagnosis and treatment of osteopenia – Holick 2010
• Bisphosphonates 4.5 X more likely to work when vitamin D level above 33 ng
• Osteoporosis treatment with Vitamin D – far healthier and 10X fewer afib events (vs bisphosphonates)
• Fractures are not a function of vitamin D genes
• Osteoporosis in men increased their risk of Dementia by 1.3 (60,000 Germans)
• Osteoporosis treatment by semi-activated (nutritional) Vitamin D
• Better total hip replacement if have high vitamin D
• Osteoporosis and low grip strength both associated with low vitamin D
• Poor response to Osteoporosis medicine (risedronate) if vitamin D less than 16 ng
• Osteopenia in 40 percent of Indian women
• Osteoporosis quality of life better if more than 20 ng of vitamin D
• Osteoporosis due to antiepileptic drugs: placebo including Vitamin D helped 69 percent, placebo with risedronate helped 70%
• Osteoporosis treatment with denosumab is helped by Vitamin D and Calcium – 2017
• Calcium added for osteoporosis may not help and might be harmful
• Calcium from plants might be OK
• Tibia pain (long term) is 20X more likely if low vitamin D (under 10 ng)
• Higher Omega-3 intake associated with less bone pain
• HIV patients had bone loss and less than 20 ng of vitamin D
• HIV leads to low vitamin D which leads to osteoporosis – a growing problem
• Undiagnosed osteoporosis is frequent in prostate cancer
• Osteoporosis treatment guidelines by US Endocrinology groups
• Vitamin K and bone health – need more research
• Fewer falls and fractures as vitamin D is increased – 1800 to 4000 IU
• Bone loss (following gastric cancer) reduced by 16,000 IU of vitamin D every 10 days
• American College of Rheumatology Guidelines finally include Vitamin D
• Osteoporosis of Indian men in their 60’s (perhaps low vitamin D, K, and Mg)
• Osteoporosis helped by Vitamin D, still not willing to recommend exact dose size
• COPD, Osteoporosis, and low 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
• Osteoporosis vitamin D workshop - but still test BMD first
• Osteoporosis is associated with more than vitamin D genes
• Hypothesis: Vitamin D is the link between Osteoporosis, Obesity, and Diabetes
• Possible link between osteoporosis and diabetes
• Yet again, 800 IU of vitamin D was found to be barely enough to help bones – Lancet
• Osteoporosis Society UK: 20 ng vitamin D is sufficient, loading dose 300,000 IU
• Vitamin D can quickly deal with Osteoporosis in the very old – Europe working group review
• Spectacular improvement in vitamin D status in elderly osteoporotic women
• Osteoporosis groups hide their synthetic vitamin D recommendations behind 40 dollar paywall
• The role of vitamin D in osteoporosis
• UK Osteoporosis Society (inadequate) guidelines for vitamin D and bone health
• Vitamin D and Bone Health – UK National Osteoporosis Society
• National Osteoporosis Society of UK declares that 12 ng of vitamin D is enough
• Virtually all vitamin D testing not associated with a symptom, but 10 percent had osteoporosis
• Magnesium Reduces Osteoporosis - Infographic
• Hypothesis- Metabolic disease is due to Tissue Renin-Angiotensin Systems
• Osteoporsis doctors need to prescribe 800 IU of vitamin D - study proposed of how to tell them
• CureTogether Vitamin D symptoms, treatments, and causes
• Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium, etc increase bone density when taking together
• Safety profile of Osteoporosis drugs, including vitamin D – review
• Male Osteoporosis and Vitamin D - a tiny abstract May 2010.
• World Osteoporosis Day sponsored by Big Pharma – does not give good sun or vitamin D info
• 2000 to 3000 IU required to start to help with osteoporos
• Causes, consequences, and treatment of osteoporosis in men
• 5X increase in hip fracture rates in 65 years - 1998
• Osteoporosis: Diagnosis and Management (professional book)
• Increased D levels responsible for Dead Sea therapy
• 8X higher Osteoporosis risk if high level of vitamin A, vitamin D important too
• Vitamin D intervention stopped bone loss in those mice getting too much alcohol
• 22 percent more bone cracking found with low vitamin D
• 4X increase in osteoporosis visits, but vitamin D information is still not available
• COPD and Osteoporosis are related – vitamin D is one possible connection – 2013
• COPD – Bone Metabolism – Osteoporosis – Vitamin D appear related
• Low vitamin D with high vitamin A associated with increased risk of osteoporosis
• Vitamin D was not a predictor of osteoporosis fractures
• 2X to 3X higher hip fracture rate in Asia in past 30 years
• Review of vitamin D pathways to bone health
• PREVENTIVE Task force has decided to not PREVENT osteoporosis with vitamin D - 2011
• Osteoporosis spot therapies: vitamin D with Calcium was the most popular
• Suboptimal appreciation by Asian physicians of vitamin D for bone health
• 3D images of bone plus position statements on Osteo and vitamin D – 2012
• European Osteo group recommends 20-50 ng of vitamin D
• Low Vitamin D or Vitamin K2 may be a cause of Hypertension and Osteoporosis
• Prefer more than 30 ng of Vitamin D and 700 mg Calcium to treat Osteoporosis
• Osteoporotic fractures marginally reduced with 800 IU of vitamin D and some vitamin K2
• Hip fracture and vitamin D – Health ABC study
• Calcium and bone disorders in pregnancy
• Osteoporosis and vitamin D are important in men too – 10 years after women
• Hardly any children had enough vitamin D before bone surgery
• Yes, need more than 400 IU of vitamin D to strengthen bones
• Bone density of children did not improve with 3 month of vitamin D
• 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
• Just 700 IU of vitamin D and 700 mg of Calcium reduces falls and fractures
• Vitamin D is the first of three ways to make unbreakable bones
• Seniors needed 2000 to 3000 IU of vitamin D to increase serum levels
• Osteoporosis increasing and vitamin D decreasing in Middle East
• Calcium and vitamin D supplements after hip fracture reduced death rate by 25%
• Should stock-up on vitamin D if having surgery due to fragile bones
• What are people taking vitamin D for
• Some immunodeficiency diseases associated with low vitamin D and increased Osteoporosis
• Forum on Aging and Skeletal Health
• 6500 IU vitamin D and 1000 mg Calcium daily did not improve bone density
• Lowest cost osteoporosis treatment was vitamin D and Calcium
• MS reduces vitamin D which then causes osteoporosis
• Calcium citrate and more than 800 IU of vitamin D to treat Osteoporosis
• Should orthopaedic surgeons prevent future fractures with vitamin D etc
• 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
• Better Hip Resurfacing after vitamin D levels had been normalized
• National Osteoporosis Foundation on Vitamin D - more than 30 ng - 2010
• Do not just take more Calcium if you fear Osteoporosis- Mercola
• Low vitamin D may account for half of the reasons for osteomalacia
• 4000 IU Vitamin D intervention helped elderly bones
• Osteoporosis Foundation recommends 30 ng
• 4X more likely to add Calcium to diet than take supplements
• Vitamin D helps health, perhaps avoid having more than 40ng/ml
• Osteoporosis medicines - several include vitamin D
• Even 400 IU reduced bone loss a bit
• 890 IU of vitamin D and 1200 mg Calcium improved bone density
• Will doses of vitamin D up to 6000 IU reduce osteoporosis in black women
• Osteoporosis is due to estrogen until late in life when vitamin D becomes important
• Patients like me survey found vitamin D to be number one supplement
• WHO states that Vitamin D and Calcium reduces Osteoporosis by 30% - 2006
• Bone Health and Vit D: Evidence Based Review 2007
• More vitamin D needed to prevent osteoporosis in seniors