Ashburn and Herndon Back Pain Sufferers May Benefit from Fiber to Improve Nutrient Absorption
“Youth is wasted on the young.” Have you heard that saying? Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn supposes that there is a bit of truth in that for all of us - and particularly our Ashburn and Herndon spines - as we age. When we’re young, our bodies require our attention more than we gave. Our youthful bones and spines and bodies need good nutrition so that our older bones and spine and bodies are in good shape when we want to live our lives less painfully and more fully. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn reveals what Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients can do now to deal with bone mineral density (BMD) issues, no matter their current age.
BMD AND OSTEOPOROSIS: BUILD BMD WHILE YOUNG
Elevating peak bone mass early in life may reduce osteoporosis risk later in life. A new report stated 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) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn can’t stress enough just how important nutrition is for their future health.
BENEFITS OF IMPROVED NUTRITION BEYOND BETTER BONE MINERAL DENSITY
Osteoporosis is a disease of older people that results 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 better: 326mg in teenage girls versus just 73mg in older women of 1332 mg taken a day. Even more problematic is that teen girls’ daily intake of calcium is way below what it should be. Boosting bone mass by just 5% drops 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) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn shares these findings to inspire us all to increase intake of nutrients to build bone mass early and support it later to keep it healthy.
IMPROVE ABSORPTION OF NUTRIENTS
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn knows 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 in different ways 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 increases did not associate with bone loss in either men or women. Higher dietary fiber may reduce bone loss in men. (5) Who would have thought that fiber would have anything to do with bone mineral density? Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn bets that many of our Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients wouldn’t have!
FIBER’S DEFENSE OF MEN’S BMD
Luckily, there are some keenly alert researchers and doctors out there! They found that fiber intake was a protective factor of lumbar spine BMD in men 18-45 years of age but not in women. In men over 65 years, nutrient intake indicated no effect on BMD. In women between 18 and 45, fiber did not produce a significant effect on BMDs, but daily fat intake significantly increased BMD. (6) An interesting side note: A new study refutes the thought that BMD may be a risk factor for lumbar disc herniation in youth, but a recent study debunked that thought. (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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