A BMJ study tracked about 80,000 postmenopausal women from 2000 through 2008 and counted 893 hip fractures. Women taking proton pump inhibitors were 35 percent more likely to break a hip, and those who also smoked faced up to 50 percent higher risk than non-smoking non-users.
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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.
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Low intake of vitamin k1 linked high risk for hip fractures
Among 2,807 Norwegians aged 71 to 75, those in the lowest quartile of vitamin K1 intake were 57 percent more likely to suffer a hip fracture. Vitamin K2 showed no link. K1 comes mainly from green leafy vegetables and some vegetable oils.
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High fluoride intake may boost risk of forearm fracture
Feskanich and colleagues measured toenail fluoride in 62,641 women in the Nurses' Health Study. Those in the highest quartile had a 60 percent higher risk of forearm fracture than those in the lowest, though they were also 20 percent less likely to break a hip.
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Calcium, Vitamin D used Together Cut Fracture Risk
A Copenhagen meta-analysis of seven trials covering 68,517 people averaging age 70 found vitamin D alone did not change fracture risk, while vitamin D with calcium cut overall fractures 8% and hip fractures 16%. The authors disclosed fees from major drug makers.
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