Las mujeres necesitan calcio y vitamina en cantidades adecuadas
Calcium, Vitamin D needed by women
ROCHESTER, Minn., May 25 2006(UPI)
Mayo Clinic doctors in Rochester, Minn., recommend that women consume adequate daily amounts of calcium and vitamin D through diet, supplements, or both.
The Women's Health Initiative study recently found that women taking calcium may still be at risk of fracture if they have other factors that compromise bone health, but Mayo Clinic doctors continue to recommend that daily calcium intake should be 1,500 milligrams of elemental calcium and at least 400 international units of vitamin D up to age 75.
After age 75, women should increase vitamin D to 600 IU and do regular weight-bearing exercises, advises the June issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
Osteoporosis risk factors include parents or siblings who have had fractures due to bone thinning; thin or small-framed people who weigh under 129 pounds much of their adult life; long-term use of corticosteroid drugs, some anti-seizure medications and blood thinners can adversely affect bone health; tobacco use, alcohol use, an inactive lifestyle and low calcium and vitamin D intake.
