Deficiency of Vitamin B can Increase Risk of Hip Fracture - If some adults with vitamin B or low blood protein levels (homocysteine) high may be more at risk of suffering hip fractures, as summarized in a new study.
Homocysteine levels are known to increase body levels of vitamin B during his slump. But in this new study, researchers found that homocysteine and certain types of B vitamins separately each one associated with the risk of hip fractures.
When the researchers looked at homocysteine levels, they found that men and women with homocysteine is high, 50-70 percent, they are more likely to suffer a hip fracture, even the risk remains the same regardless of whether their levels of vitamin B taken into account or not.
"We have seen evidence in the past that indicate that high homocysteine is associated with increased risk of hip fracture," lead researcher Dr. Robert R. McLean said in an interview. But he added, is difficult to explain whether low levels of vitamin B or high levels of homocysteine into the mechanism of causation.
McLean and his colleagues report these latest findings in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Laboratory studies concluded that vitamin B plays a role in maintaining bone density, and this study shows link between blood levels of vitamin in low with low bone density.
Corresponding with this, McLean and colleagues found that when levels of vitamin B6 volunteers decreased, in general, their bone density decline faster.
In contrast, although homocysteine levels associated with risk of hip fractures, but not associated with reduced bone density. Until now, it remains unclear why the protein is associated with hip fractures, researchers said.
Changes in diet and vitamin supplements are "an easy and effective" for controlling B vitamin and homocysteine levels, McLean and colleagues said.
However, McLean said, "I think it is too early to tell people to start taking B vitamins to prevent fractures. We need a clinical trial evidence to get a better picture of what really happened. "
Vitamin B6 can be found in foods such as potatoes, bananas, beans, and cereals, vitamin B12 is found mainly in meat, fish and poultry.
Homocysteine levels are known to increase body levels of vitamin B during his slump. But in this new study, researchers found that homocysteine and certain types of B vitamins separately each one associated with the risk of hip fractures.
When the researchers looked at homocysteine levels, they found that men and women with homocysteine is high, 50-70 percent, they are more likely to suffer a hip fracture, even the risk remains the same regardless of whether their levels of vitamin B taken into account or not.
"We have seen evidence in the past that indicate that high homocysteine is associated with increased risk of hip fracture," lead researcher Dr. Robert R. McLean said in an interview. But he added, is difficult to explain whether low levels of vitamin B or high levels of homocysteine into the mechanism of causation.
McLean and his colleagues report these latest findings in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Laboratory studies concluded that vitamin B plays a role in maintaining bone density, and this study shows link between blood levels of vitamin in low with low bone density.
Corresponding with this, McLean and colleagues found that when levels of vitamin B6 volunteers decreased, in general, their bone density decline faster.
In contrast, although homocysteine levels associated with risk of hip fractures, but not associated with reduced bone density. Until now, it remains unclear why the protein is associated with hip fractures, researchers said.
Changes in diet and vitamin supplements are "an easy and effective" for controlling B vitamin and homocysteine levels, McLean and colleagues said.
However, McLean said, "I think it is too early to tell people to start taking B vitamins to prevent fractures. We need a clinical trial evidence to get a better picture of what really happened. "
Vitamin B6 can be found in foods such as potatoes, bananas, beans, and cereals, vitamin B12 is found mainly in meat, fish and poultry.