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In a message dated 11/6/2003 12:00:30 PM Central Standard Time,

nonHSI@... writes:

>

> Good to the Bone

>

> Health Sciences Institute e-Alert

>

> November 6, 2003

>

> **************************************************************

>

> Dear Reader,

>

> Most of us (especially women) have a tendency to lose bone mass

> density (BMD) as we age. And the results can be disastrous for

> the elderly who often find their mobility compromised due to

> fractures of weakened bones.

>

> One way to help keep bones healthy, of course, is to avoid

> factors that can undermine BMD long before we reach our later

> years. But contrary to a long-held, popular misconception,

> protein is NOT one of those undermining factors.

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------

> Eskimo pie

> --------------------------------------------------------------

>

> The idea that protein intake reduces BMD probably stems mostly

> from the fact that increased protein prompts the body to

> discharge calcium into the urine. Based on this, many have

> jumped to the conclusion that protein must have a negative

> effect on BMD.

>

> The confusion over the protein/BMD question is reflected in this

> question posted by a member named Iris on the HSI Forum: " Does

> anyone have any information on studies or recommendations that

> connect high-protein diets and bone loss? "

>

> Responding to Iris' question, a member named Omie posted this

> comment: " Consider the Eskimo that doesn't have a garden or

> veggies, exhumed bones from those people that died before

> learning of the 'white man's diet' had been on a meat and fat

> diet all their lives and their bones were excellent. "

>

> My guess is that Omie has read about the groundbreaking research

> of Dr. Weston Price. A 19th Century pioneer of nutrition, Dr.

> Price found that groups that consumed high protein diets (such

> as Alaskan Eskimos) had little tooth decay and were mostly free

> of degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis. But when Dr.

> Price examined the remains of Native American tribes that were

> largely vegetarian, he discovered skeletons with a high

> incidence of osteoporosis.

>

> This relationship of high protein intake and strong bones has

> been reinforced by many studies, and most recently by research

> from Creighton University School of Medicine (CU) published

> earlier this year.

>

> The CU team followed dietary protein and calcium intake and the

> rate of bone loss in almost 500 postmenopausal women over a

> period of three years. Results showed that subjects with the

> highest protein intake had a significantly higher BMD compared

> with women who had the lowest protein intake. This positive

> association was especially strong among the women who also had a

> dietary calcium intake of more than 408 mg per day.

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------

> The calcium thief

> --------------------------------------------------------------

>

> So protein is not the culprit that many have believed it to be.

> But there is another factor that has been associated with

> calcium loss and bone fractures: synthetic drug use.

>

> In a study reported earlier this year in the Archives of

> Internal Medicine, elderly women who took antidepressants and

> other drugs were 70 percent more likely to break a hip than

> those who didn't take such drugs. Exactly why this was so was

> not clear, but the association was strong among a group of more

> than 8,000 women, even after variables were accounted for, such

> as unsteadiness caused by medications.

>

> And in a Clinical Geriatric Medicine study referenced on the

> Atkins web site, many subjects who consumed a " normal " amount of

> calcium (listed in the study as 800 mg per day) had a negative

> calcium balance due to an intake of several common drugs; most

> notably, antacids that contain aluminum.

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------

> Beyond the moustache message

> --------------------------------------------------------------

>

> With calcium levels being an important issue here, we can't

> ignore the fact that calcium intake alone is meager way to

> address BMD problems (contrary to the message sent by the milk

> " moustache " ads).

>

> In recent e-Alerts I've told you about some of the important

> benefits of getting an adequate amount of magnesium from dietary

> sources as well as supplements. And a good magnesium intake is

> even more important for those who have a high intake of dietary

> or supplementary calcium.

>

> In the e-Alert " To Lower, or Not to Lower... " HSI Panelist

> Allan Spreen, M.D., had this to say: " Calcium without magnesium

> doesn't occur in a natural human diet, so it shouldn't be

> introduced to the body that way. Calcium alone has been found in

> several experiments to be improperly laid down in the body, even

> affecting arterial walls before setting up in bones. "

>

> And in a recent e-mail from Dr. Spreen, he made it clear that

> bone health depends on a combination of important nutrients:

>

> " If osteoporosis is the problem, there's WAY more to the issue

> than calcium and magnesium, in ANY ratio. Most HSI members have

> long since left behind the commercial baloney about calcium for

> osteoporosis, but it's even more complicated than most believe,

> and requires full-spectrum nutrients. The 'biggies' in the list

> include calcium, magnesium, manganese, vitamin D (in pretty high

> amounts, too), boron, silica, other micro-minerals, progesterone

> (natural, human form... NOT Provera), usually additional

> digestive enzymes (along with plant-based hydrochloric acid),

> all topped off with reasonable exercise; way less than beating

> yourself to death, but more than sitting home knitting or

> channel-surfing... brisk walking is wonderfully adequate.

>

> " Nature works on the team principal, which is why covering up

> symptoms with single 'magic bullet' drugs has led us down a

> primrose path of disease. "

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