DTN301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Strontium Ranelate, Vitamin D Deficiency, Estrogen
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Dietary inadequate calcium, low vitamin d, low bmi, alcohol > 2 glasses per day and caffeine >? cups per day, hormones oestrogen deficiency (females) and progesterone deficiency (males, medications corticosteroid treatment. Calcium loss: there is also the risk of calcium loss, which can occur through the consumption of dietary and animal protein, salt, and caffeine. If the diet lacks calcium, the body takes it from the bones to meet its needs: 99% of the body"s calcium is in the bones and teeth. Vitamin k: deficiency results in abnormal bone proteins that cannot bind to the minerals that form bones, when this. Involved in the synthesis of bone proteins happens, it results in a lower bone density. This week we continued to look at osteoporosis and musculoskeletal disease, the risk and protective factors and associated nutrients. Musculoskeletal disease includes: back pain, arthritis, osteoporosis.
