Osteoporosis Canada Issues New Vitamin D GuidelinesKim Barnhardt
The guidelines include information on exercise, calcium and vitamin D supplementation, pharmacological therapies and risk management. More information:2010 clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in Canada: summary, Alexandra Papaioannou MD MSc, et al.,Canadian Medical ...
Vitamin K, zinc, manganese, and copper are involved in various aspects of bone matrix formation, but it is not known whether deficiency of any of these contributes to the development or severity of typical osteoporosis. Recovery from hip fracture can be substantially improved with aggressive ...
Calcium and vitamin D nutritional supplementation should be at currently recommended levels. Patients should be counselled in fall-avoidance techniques and exercises. Immobilization should be avoided. Guidelines for management of acute pain are listed. Ovarian hormone therapy is the therapy of choice for...
REVIEW. Vitamin D in adult health and disease: a review and guideline statement from Osteoporosis Canada (summary). The article presents a reprint of the study "Vitamin D in adult health and disease: a review and guideline statement from Osteoporosis Canada (summary)," by David A. Hanley an...
Patients who have decreased bone mass are candidates for calcium and vitamin D supplementation; those who have more severe bone loss should be screened for secondary causes and started on medical therapy. First-line therapy most often is a bisphosphonate. Estrogen reduces hip fractures in women. ...
Older patients or those with obesity or malabsorption may require higher doses of vitamin D 3. Calcium intake: 1200 mg daily for women ≥ 50 years of ageBisphosphonates :1st-Line agents for both: Treatment of osteoporosis and Prevention (e.g., osteopenia with increased probability of fracture...
In Canada, vitamin D fortification is compulsory for milk and margarine, while vitamin D addition to food in the U.S. is optional, with the exception of fortified milk [78]. Milk is the main fortified food in the U.S. and in Canada [72], but the amount of vitamin D added to milk...
The Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, suggested in 2010 that men take 1,000 mg of calcium a day and 600 International Units of vitamin D per day, up to age 70. Calcium should be increased to 1,200 mg and vitamin D to 800 IU once over the age of 70. ...
Vitamin D Supplements Do Not Reduce Fracture Risk in Older Adults July 28th 2022 An ancillary study of the landmark VITAL trial provides clinicians with evidence related to the lack of reduction in fracture risk observed with vitamin D3 supplementation in older adults. Study Compares Fracture Risk...