Posted by raybakes on December 1, 2004, at 17:10:13
In reply to Re: and how to inhibit it.... Raybakes » Tabitha, posted by tealady on December 1, 2004, at 13:57:08
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> I got from Z=-1.75(in 30's) to Z=-1.1 on BMD's..not great I know with the above.
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> I think the study on BMD and hip fractures and dairy consumption may ppossibly be biased as I know that if one is questioned about dairy intake if found to have hip fracture a lot of people will tend to "up" their dairy intake in their answers..just a "protective" answer...but who knows
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> Otherwise keeping this IL-6 down to normal levels is the thing :-)
> I'm trying to understand this now.
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>Hi Jan, just wonder if there's something missing in the equation as I keep seeing abstracts like this..
'Fractures, calcium, and the modern diet.'
"Why do populations who consume low-calcium diets have fewer fractures than do Western societies who consume high-calcium diets?"
Just worry that the dairy industry and drug companies are pushing research one way when the answers are perhaps more subtle? Could be wrong, but I love a mystery!
ray
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