A New England Journal of Medicine article reportedly shows bone scan warnings do not apply to 90% of the women who have been screened. The piece traces osteopenia awareness to Merck's 1994 marketing push and a 'Bone Measurement Institute' created to place scanners in offices.
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Vitamins
Taking extremely high doses of vitamin D doesn't prevent falls and fractures in women
In a trial of 2,256 women averaging 76 years old, those given a single large oral dose of vitamin D3 each fall or winter were 15 percent more likely to fall and 26 percent more likely to fracture a bone than the placebo group, with the fall rate highest in the first three months.
Nutrition
Too much meat not good for bone health in pre-pubertal girls
Following 757 pre-pubertal Beijing girls for five years, researchers found calcium intake tracked with higher bone mineral content while protein intake tracked with lower, and animal protein, particularly meat protein, showed significant negative effects at the forearms.
Food
More green tea benefits discovered
Two findings: elderly Japanese drinking seven or more cups of green tea a day were less likely to die prematurely over six years in a cohort of 14,001, though cancer deaths showed no link; and in lab tests the green tea compound EGC raised a bone-building enzyme's activity by up to 79 percent.
Nutrition
Mother's sun exposure good for offsprings' bones
A UK study of 7,000 ten-year-olds found children whose mothers' final trimester fell in sunny months tended to have larger bones. The authors tie this to maternal vitamin D, and the piece argues pregnant women should keep their levels adequate, mainly through sunlight.
Diet
Veganism has no adverse effect on bone health
Comparing 105 Vietnamese Buddhist nuns with 105 omnivorous women averaging 62 years old, researchers found no significant difference in bone mineral density or body composition, even though the vegans ate much less calcium and protein.
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