Healthy bones with calcium supplements
When people are already in early adulthood Dietary supplements with calcium take, this improves the Bone health and stability significantly, which could protect against osteoporosis and broken bones later in life.
In a new systematic review and meta-analysis by professionals at the Wenzhou Medical University attempted to identify evidence of the effect of calcium supplementation on bone mineral formation in young populations. The results are published in the English-language journal “eLife” released.
Effect of calcium and vitamin D examined
The researchers analyzed the results of 43 studies that 7,300 participants had and in which Calcium or calcium plus vitamin D compared to placebo or no treatment in participants under the age of 35 years.
Of these research papers, 20 looked at the intake of calcium above normal nutrition and 23 investigations into the intake of calcium via dietary supplements, the experts report.
The data from these studies were pooled and analyzed to determine possible Changes in bone mineral density and the bone mineral content found in the lumbar spine, femoral neck, hip and entire body.
Bone mineral density improved
So it turned out that the intake of calcium from dietary supplements in old age under 35 years the values of bone mineral density of the entire body and femoral neck, the team explains.
Beneficial effects on bone health were most evident in individuals with Age between 20 and 35 years the age before peak bone mass, according to the researchers
In the study, both dietary calcium intake and intake from calcium supplements improved bone mineral density in the femoral neck and throughout the body.
On the other hand, the bone mineral content of the femoral neck and also the lumbar spine has increased solely from calcium improved that over dietary supplements was recorded, the team reports.
With the meaning of Vitamin D for bone health, the team found that while the combination of calcium and vitamin D was more beneficial for bone mineral density and bone content in the femoral neck, it was not for the lumbar spine and the rest of the body.
Start calcium supplementation at the right time
The use of calcium supplements at an age when bone mass at its highest is, leads to a better effect than intake via dietary supplements earlier or later time in life, the experts explained.
„Although more studies are needed to verify these results, our review provides new thinking about calcium supplementation and the optimal timing of its effects‘ explains the author of the study Professor Shuran Wang in a press release.
In terms of bone health and a person’s entire life cycle, the time window for a Intervention with calcium from dietary supplements to the age of maximum bone mass (20 to 35 years), according to the expert.
osteoporosis and fractures are a widespread problem – especially among older women, with many taking supplements containing calcium for prevention. However, according to the results of previous studies, these cannot achieve a clinically significant reduction in bone fractures, according to the study author Yupeng Liu.
„However, intervention before peak bone density in young adults may have a greater impact on bone health and later osteoporosis prevent‘ the doctor summed it up. (as)
Author and source information
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Sources:
- Yupeng Liu, Siyu Le, Yi Liu, Huinan Jiang, Binye Ruan, et al.: The effect of calcium supplementation in people under 35 years old: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials; in: eLife (veröffentlicht 27.09.2022), eLife
- eLife: Calcium supplementation in people under the age of 35 improves bone mass (veröffentlicht 27.09.2022), eLife
Important NOTE:
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