Diet linked to women's stress fractures
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Women athletes watching their waistlines could be more susceptible to leg pain and stress fractures, according to a small study.
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NEW YORK  - Numerous cell, animal and human studies have shown that heavy drinking leads to bone loss. New research conducted in rats now suggests that vitamin D or the anti-osteoporosis drug Boniva (ibandronate) can prevent alcohol-related bone loss caused by regular binge drinking.
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New eating guidelines issued by the U.S. government on Wednesday stress losing weight by eating more vegetables, fruits and whole grains but stop short of limiting any specific food group.
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NEW YORK  - Black women are known to have  higher bone mineral density, associated with stronger bones,  than white women. New findings suggest that one reason for this  may be due to the slower rate of bone loss among elderly black  women.
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Starvation and loss of a period should alarm women in sports.
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New eating guidelines issued by the  U.S. government on Wednesday stress that most Americans are  overweight and need to eat more vegetables, fruits and whole  grains.
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If a woman is confined to bed rest during pregnancy, there is a likelihood of significant bone loss, the results of a new study indicate.
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Spinal and non-spinal fractures are reduced by almost a third in women age 80 or older who take a drug called strontium ranelate, European investigators announced
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New eating guidelines issued by the  U.S. government on Wednesday stress losing weight by eating  more vegetables, fruits and whole grains but stop short of  limiting any specific food group.
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NEW YORK  - Women in early menopause who consume less calcium are at greater risk of osteoporosis than their peers who take in more of the mineral, Italian researchers report.
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Middle age and elderly women whose diets include a lot of red meat appear to have an increased risk of developing diabetes. Dr. Simin Liu of Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital in
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Women drink two or more glasses of milk every day, or who have high amounts of older dairy products in their diet, appear to have a somewhat higher risk of one type of ovarian cancer, new research reports.
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NEW YORK  - Women who accept their bodies,   flaws and all, are more likely to eat healthily or intuitively,   new research shows. This suggests that women's typical reasons   for dieting -- dissatisfaction with their bodies -- may   backfire.
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HONOLULU  - In women, calcium supplements offer the greatest protection against forearm fractures early in menopause, whereas they offer the best protection against broken hips later in life, new research suggests.
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Drugs used to treat high blood pressure are also linked with a reduced risk of bone fractures, research shows.
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Eating food high in folate and taking a folate supplement significantly reduces the risk of hypertension in women, a conference heard this week.
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Older people who take calcium supplements alone or in combination with vitamin D reduce their risk of bone fractures by 12 percent, according to findings researchers said offer important insights into osteoporosis.