Bones

Dieting? Eat protein-rich foods to protect bones

Taking a diet rich in proteins, especially dairy products, may help protect bones during weight loss, findings of a new research suggest.

Obese and overweight women who try to shed extra pounds through dieting often end up with brittle bones.

New hip implants no better than traditional ones

Designed to enhance effectiveness over traditional implants and cut down the need for a repeat surgery, the newer versions of orthopaedic hip replacement implants are failing at those goals, says a new report published in the British Medical Journal.

According to the report, the patients who received the newer metal on metal versions of hip implants either did not fare any better than the traditional metal on polyethylene implants, or were more li

Encourage calcium intake from infancy

Encountering bone related disorders with age largely depends upon the calcium intake during growing years of life. Among all, women after reaching menopause are more prone to osteoporosis.

Although in past years, it was thought that bones once formed don’t change their architecture but recent research studies disproved this myth too.

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