US-funded research could prove whether soy isoflavone supplements
can help to prevent osteoporosis, the thinning of the bones that
leads to increased risk of bone fracture.
K2, the vitamin extracted from fermented natto soyfood, has been
shown to have greater levels of absorption in the blood than
commonly used vitamin K, as well as reducing several risk factors
for osteoporosis, suggest new findings.
Japan's Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) has
teamed up with two research bodies to develop a new functional
fermented miso derived from skimmed milk, that contains three times
as much calcium as regular...
Beer is the latest plant-based food to be investigated for its
ability to protect bones from osteoporosis because of its readily
bioavailable silicon, writes Dominique Patton.
Older women with low levels of vitamin B12 are more likely to
experience rapid bone loss, according to new research, which helps
to establish the importance of the vitamin in bone health.
Natural Bio Care, the US subsidiary of Taiwan-based biotech firm
Sagittarius Life Science, has launched a bone health supplement
made entirely from organically produced Chinese herbs.
Red clover isoflavones may help to protect women, recently advised
to stop using HRT, from the risk of osteoporosis, suggests new
research that shows a protective effect of the supplement on the
lumbar spine.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is no longer recommended as first
choice of therapy for prevention of osteoporosis, according to new
advice from the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory
Agency (MHRA) released yesterday.
Soy isoflavones could help women with low bone mineral content
prevent hip fractures in postmenopause years, suggest Chinese
researchers in this month's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology
and Metabolism.
Antioxidant supplements, such as vitamin C tablets, could become
the new remedy for osteoporosis, say researchers in the UK, seeking
a replacement for HRT, known to prevent the bone-wasting disease in
women.
A new small study suggests that Belgium-based Orafti's enriched
inulin - RaftiloseSynergy1 - results in significant improvement in
absorption of both calcium and magnesium in post-menopausal women.
The foods children eat appear to directly affect their bone
strength in later childhood, suggests research revealed at a recent
conference on osteoporosis.
Both high and low levels of vitamin A can increase hip fractures in
older women, reported researchers at a scientific meeting in the US
last week. The study shows that calls to reduce vitamin A
supplementation may need to be reconsidered,...
A framework tool for assessing the scientific support for claims
relating to bone health and osteoporosis has been developed by a
group working towards the European PASSCLAIM recommendations.
Women with a low vitamin K intake may be at increased risk of bone
fractures, suggests research in this month's American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition.
Natural Inc., the US-based subsidiary of Norway's Natural group,
has launched Natto K2, a new ingredient high in vitamin K2, made
from natto, a traditional Japanese product consisting of fermented
soya beans.
Vitamin D rather than calcium intake is important in protecting
post-menopausal women from fractures associated with osteoporosis,
US researchers confirm in the February issue of the American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
A new method of studying the bone-wasting disease osteoporosis
highlights the inability of dietary approaches such as calcium
supplements when it comes to triggering the growth of new bone.
The World Health Organisation has defined osteoporosis as the
second leading health care problem after cardiovascular disease. A
new European funded project - called 'Osteodiet' - is set to
investigate dietary strategies...
Isoflavone-enriched soy proteins fail to increase bone mineral
density in young women, according to a new study by researchers at
the University of North Carolina in the US. While a small study,
the findings throw into doubt the claims...
A recent study conducted by herbal and supplement maker OCT USA
found that two of its herbal extracts have a positive effect on
bone metabolism. The company said they could be used by women to
protect against the bone-wasting disease...
Study results presented this weekend at the American Dietetic
Association's annual meeting showed that patients with type 2
diabetes who used calcium-rich meal replacements in conjunction
with a prescription appetite suppressant...
A novel form of vitamin D has been shown to grow bone in the lab
and in experimental animals, a result that holds promise for the
millions worldwide who suffer from or are at risk for the
bone-wasting disease osteoporosis.
An investigation into the role of diet on bone health suggests that
eating plenty of fruit and vegetables could be the key to slowing
down the onset of osteoporosis in women. The research, commissioned
by Britain's Food Standards...
Two new supplements designed to promote bone health have been
launched under the Daily Balance brand. The supplements contain
calcium and soy and were formulated by women's health expert Dr
Susan Lark.
Scientists in the US have discovered a happy side-effect of hormone
replacement therapy for post-menopausal women. Oestrogen, when
taken in association with calcium and vitamin D, can help prevent
tooth loss.
A recent study shows that osteoporosis patients should be receiving
their calcium in the form of calcium phosphate to reduce the risk
of phosphorous deficiency.
A joint venture between US-based Unigene Laboratories and China's
Shijiazhuang Pharmaceutical Group will begin selling injectable
calcitonin in China for the treatment of osteoporosis as of 1
April.
Calcium supplements have been in the news a lot this week, with
revelations just yesterday that the nutrient is more effective when
combined with phosphorous contrasting with news a day earlier that
calcium supplements can help combat...
Calcium has long been touted as a major factor in bone health and
the fight against osteoporosis. But now researchers at Creighton
University in the US appear to have shown that calcium may not be
the only factor when it comes to...
Daily calcium supplementation can significantly affect the
development of optimum bone mass in teenaged girls, according to
research presented this week at the Fifth International Symposium:
Clinical Advances in Osteoporosis.
The benefits of a healthy diet and regular exercise have long been
promoted by the health industry, but new research presented to the
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research shows that a good
calcium intake and physical activity...
Nutritionists, government officials and educators from across the
US have joined forces to draw up a new action plan to combat one of
the country's leading health problems - calcium deficiency.
Heavy doses of Vitamin A either in the diet or in supplement form
may weaken older women's bones, unless they also happen to be
undergoing estrogen therapy, researchers said recently.
Unlike milk, the effect of bone-boosting calcium supplements in
young girls does not last, according to new research revealed this
week by the UK National Osteoporosis Society (NOS).
According to a new study published in the American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition, women are drinking soft drinks in record
amounts and this daily habit may be wreaking havoc on their bones.