The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) announces Joan Lappe, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Criss/Beirne Professor of Nursing and Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Medicine, Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University and NOF Trustee, as the recipient of its 2018 Lawrence G. Raisz, MD Memorial Lecture Award. Dr. Lappe will present highlights from her research on nutrition… Read more »
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Abaloparatide (Parathyroid Hormone Related-Protein, PTHrP) (TymlosĀ®)
Abaloparatide (Tymlos Ā®) Abaloparatide is approved by the FDA for the treatment of osteoporosis, and is specifically indicated for the treatment of men and postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture defined as a history of osteoporotic fracture, multiple risk factors for fracture, or patients who have failed or are intolerant to other… Read more »
Healthy Bones Guide – More Tips
Your Guide to a Bone Healthy Diet More Tips for Eating for Good Bone Health Beans (legumes): While beans contain calcium, magnesium, fiber and other nutrients, they are also high in substances called phytates. Phytates interfere with your bodyās ability to absorb the calcium that is contained in beans. You can reduce the phytate level… Read more »
Healthy Bones Guide – Vitamin D
Your Guide to a Bone Healthy Diet Why is Vitamin D Important? Your body needs vitamin D to absorb calcium. If you do not get enough vitamin D, you are at greater risk of bone loss and broken bones. You can get small amounts of vitamin D from a few foods, like fortified milk, liver… Read more »
Healthy Bones Guide
Your Guide to a Bone Healthy Diet Calcium and Your Bones Estimate Your Calcium Intake Why is Vitamin D Important? More Tips for Eating for Good Bone Health Diet and exercise play critical roles in building and maintaining good bone health for people at every life stageāfrom infancy through adulthood. The food that you eat… Read more »
Love Your Bones: October 20th is World Osteoporosis Day
The National Osteoporosis Foundation is Joining Organizations Across the Globe to Raise Awareness and Provide Resources Promoting Bone Health With 10 million Americans suffering from osteoporosis and another 44 million with low bone mass, it is estimated that one in two women and up to one in four men over age 50 will break a… Read more »
New National Survey Reveals 82 Percent of Postmenopausal Women Miss Critical Connection Between Osteoporosis and Bone Fractures
Joint Survey from National Osteoporosis Foundation, HealthyWomen and Radius Health Sounds an Urgent Call to Action for Women to Know Their Risk, Get the Facts: āFractured Truth’ Education Campaign Addresses Entrenched Misperceptions, Asks Women to Rethink Their Beliefs About Bone Health WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A fracture (bone break) in a… Read more »
Don’t Fall For A Fractured Truth
NOF, HealthyWomen and Radius health recently launched a new education campaign called āFractured Truthā. This initiative is intended to help postmenopausal women understand the connection between fractures and osteoporosis, the critical need to be proactive about their bone health, and to recognize the myths that are often associated with this disease. As part of the… Read more »
National Osteoporosis Foundation Survey Reveals Moms are Restricting Their Dairy Intake and Fewer Moms are Encouraging Milk for their Children than Before
Experts suggests skipping dairy could have health implications particularly for kids and young adults Washington D.C., August 3, 2017 ā From celebrity websites and diet books to popular Instagram feeds and clean eating blogs, it appears to be trendy to ditch dairy. A new survey from the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) found six in… Read more »
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