Posts Tagged ‘bone health’
Vitamin D to Strengthen Bones
Additions of vitamin D daily in doses ME 700-1000 at least 19% lower risk of falls and bone crises among people of advanced age. However, the dose less than 700 I do not have any effect against the damage of bone tissue.
ME is an international unit of measurement for vitamins and other biologically active substances. Annually, every third person at the age of 65 years and more proof the serious crisis as a result of the fall. Vitamin D plays important role not only strengthens bones, but also raises the strength and balance in old age prevents the fall turn reckless and physical mutilation. However, the orthopedic stress that the usefulness of nutrient accepted dose-dependent. Read the rest of this entry »
Vitamin K and Bone
One of the important functions on which the last 40 years investigating the relationship between plasma concentration of vitamin K and osteocalcin. Osteocalcin is a protein produced by osteoblasts or bone cells, is directly dependent on vitamin K. Osteoblasts synthesize bone tissue and are involved in the development and growth of bones and mineralization. Osteocalcin is directly involved in bone mineralization, since it is necessary to effectively join the calcium with bone matrix. Read the rest of this entry »
Vitamin K for Bones
Several studies find a significant relationship between low levels of vitamin K and osteocalcin, a protein associated with bone health.
Vitamin K is known primarily for its role in blood clotting. Participates in the hepatic synthesis of several proteins that control blood clotting are called clotting factors, including prothrombin. It is for this reason that the main criterion established to assess the appropriate levels of vitamin K is the maintenance of plasma prothrombin within normal parameters. Read the rest of this entry »