RE: The problem of osteoporosis

[Guest guest]

Jef: it can be a problem. Read the file: " Dr Walford's Posts " on osteo.

It is an open question; we don't know if we have " lighter " bones, yet

" stronger " bones. Also when you stop losing weight, it seems the bone loss

(if we're correct that there is some) stops. And finally there's some

question that dexa scans are even accurate (supposedly they're not).

My dexa showed quite a bit of bone loss. I'm on a hormone that you spray

into your nose (miacalcin). In my case though, since I'm a post

menopausal, slight build, caucasian woman (a high risk group) i can't

blame it on CRON. Others, much younger than me with dexas showing bone

loss, are on other bone strengthening meds. But not everyone. I'm no

longer worried about it because I've taken many nasty falls since (I'm a

klutz) with no ill effects. OTOH, before CRON a number of years ago, I fell

on my knee in my kitchen and shattered my knee. My doctor said it was just

a freak accident and that the knee is very vulnerable to injury. As I said,

no problems since, in spite of a couple of nasty falls on hard concrete

outside.

on 4/10/2003 12:39 PM, nutrinaut at neologisticscald@... wrote:

> One thing I certainly don't want to experience is suffering from

> osteoporosis caused by CR. I recently watched a program about CR.

> There was an englishmen who had been on the diet for 2 years and the

> doctors warned him that he was at the beginning of osteoporosis.

> It's such a painful disease. Can rapid weight loss induce it? Can I

> weapon myself against it by taking extra calcium?

> Jef

[Guest guest]

Yes; osteo is a problem on CR.

Counter measures:

- load (weigh lifting)

- vibrations (like mountain biking; not much from jogging, definitely

less from the elliptical & cross thingies, swimming etc.)

- supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, strontium, menatetrenone,

Vitamin K (esp. K2).

- unsupplements: limit Vitamin A (retinol, not Beta Carotene) to about

1000 units per day. Compensate with more Beta Carotene (which you should

get more than enough from veggies)

- coordination (not technically for strong bones, but reduces fracture

risk due to better balance)

Micky.

-----Original Message-----

From: nutrinaut [mailto:neologisticscald@...]

Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:40 AM

Subject: [ ] The problem of osteoporosis

One thing I certainly don't want to experience is suffering from

osteoporosis caused by CR. I recently watched a program about CR.

There was an englishmen who had been on the diet for 2 years and the

doctors warned him that he was at the beginning of osteoporosis.

It's such a painful disease. Can rapid weight loss induce it? Can I

weapon myself against it by taking extra calcium?

Jef