Category: Bone health

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Vitamin B12 an essential vitamin required for good bone and cardiovascular health

August 19, 2021 by admin

Bone health maintenance is a dynamic mechanism where in the bone mass is achieved by an equilibrium of bone formation and bone resorption. In the early stages of life when the bone formation is more than the bone resorption, the body achieves its peak bone mass1. Whereas, as an individual crosses his adolescent stage of […]

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Zinc intake has positive impact on bones

July 12, 2021 by admin

Zinc, a nutritional trace element, is essential for the growth of human and animals.1 Zinc is required for the growth, development, and maintenance of healthy bones. Bone growth retardation is a common finding in various conditions associated with zinc deficiency.2 In Iranian schoolboys at year 1961, zinc supplementation was first found to restore both skeletal growth and […]

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Calcium: Important mineral in management of Osteoporosis

June 24, 2021 by admin

The skeletal disease of bone thinning and compromised bone strength, osteoporosis, continues to be a major public health issue as the population ages. This disease is characterized by bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures, especially of the spine and hip, although any bone can be affected. Risk for osteoporosis has been reported in […]

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