1. Latest Research on Vitamin D and Diet-Related Chronic Diseases By Jackie McClelland August 6, 2009
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10. You need more vitamin D as you age Age Daily vitamin D needs in International Units (IU) 600 IU 200 IU 400 IU 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 up to 50 51-70 over 70
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13. Overview Bone with Osteoporosis Normal Bone Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones lose minerals (like calcium) and so lose density. Bones become thin, fragile and easily broken. Source: The 2004 Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means to You at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth
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15. Osteoporosis can occur at any age and in anyone! It is a myth that osteoporosis is only a problem for older women.
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20. Source: The 2004 Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means to You at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth
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31. Prevention Steps Are Simple The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) recommends FIVE simple steps to improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis
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35. Get enough calcium and vitamin D (step 1). Assess calcium and vitamin D intake by using food and supplement labels.
41. Calcium requirements vary by age Source: The 2004 Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means to You at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth Growth spurt 1,200 Over 50 years 1,000 19 to 50 years 1,300 9 to 18 years 800 4 to 8 years 500 1 to 3 years 270 7 to 12 months 210 0 to 6 months Then you need this much calcium each day (mg) If this is your age
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43. Percent Daily Value (DV) of calcium in common foods Approximate % DV for foods based in part on The 2004 Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means to You at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth
58. Help for the lactose-intolerant Some people lack the enzyme lactase needed to digest lactose (milk sugar). Here are some tips which may help people obtain calcium from dairy products…
64. Add powdered milk to food (1 tablespoon = 50 mg calcium) Make oatmeal and cream-type soups with milk instead of water Add milk to coffee
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66. Enjoy plain or flavored low fat yogurt straight from the carton or combined Top baked potatoes with plain yogurt; sprinkle with chives Used flavored yogurt as a fruit salad dressing; experiment with substituting plain yogurt for some or all of the sour cream in vegetable salad dressings
76. Prevention Step 1: How are you doing? TOTAL you consumed % DV recommended for your age 25 30 1 cup milk % DV Vitamin D % DV Calcium Calcium/Vitamin D foods & supplements consumed in a day
The studies show that people with higher levels of vitamin D have a lower risk of disease, although they do not definitively prove that lack of vitamin D causes disease…or that vitamin D supplements would lower risk.
A vitamin is an organic compound required as a nutrient in tiny amounts by an organism.[1] A compound is called a vitamin when it cannot be synthesized in sufficient quantities by an organism, and must be obtained from the diet. Thus, the term is conditional both on the circumstances and the particular organism. For example, ascorbic acid functions as vitamin C for some animals but not others, and vitamins D and K are required in the human diet only in certain circumstances.[2] Microorganisms in the intestine—commonly known as "gut flora"—produce vitamin K and biotin, ----while one form of vitamin D is synthesized in the skin with help of sunlight. Humans can produce some vitamins from precursors they consume. Examples include vitamin A, produced from beta carotene, and niacin, from the amino acid tryptophan.[18]
Vit D is naturally present in very few foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. Vit D Addendum to USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies 3.0 (2009): A special database of vit D values developed for all foods reported during the food intake interview in What We Eat in America, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (WWEIA, NHANES) 2005-2006 for the purpose of estimating usual intakes of vit D from food and water. * Includes vitamin D values for 4,561 foods expressed as micrograms per 100 grams of the edible portion of each food.
Osteoporosis is not only a dangerous disease but it also has psychosocial consequences as some peoples’ bodies show outward signs of the collapse of their spines
Even simple activities such as walking, stair climbing and dancing can strengthen bones.
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