Naomi Ruiz Vitamin D Paper Dear Grandfather‚ After doing extensive research on the extremely controversial and confusing topic of how much vitamin D a person needs I have become much more knowledgeable on the subject. Allow me to enlighten you by first explaining exactly what vitamins are and what they do for your body. According to the book Vitamins‚ vitamins are a group of organic compounds which are essential in very small amounts for the normal functioning of the body (Ball 2004). In the article
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Scientific Principles and Health and Disease By: Mackenzie Gray 112-69-7540 April 7‚ 2010 Rickets is a disease that deals with a deficiency with Vitamin D. Vitamin D is important by controlling calcium and phosphate levels. If the blood levels of these minerals become too low‚ the body may produce hormones that cause calcium and phosphate to be released from the bones eventually this leads to weak and soft bones. (2) Throughout this paper we will go over a variety of characteristics
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Vitamin D Of the four fat -soluble vitamins‚ vitamin D is the one concerned with efficient calcium and phosphorus absorption. Working with various hormones-- in particular‚ calcitonin and the parathyroid hormone--vitamin D’s primary role is to ensure that calcium and phosphorous are absorbed from the intestinal tract into the bloodstream. There‚ the vitamin helps maintain concentrations of the two minerals in the right proportions (the amounts of calcium and phosphate in the blood--as well as the
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OSTEOPOROSIS Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break.Bone mineral density (BMD) reflects the balance between bone resorption and formation.Peak BMD is reached from age 20-35 for men and women.Osteoporosis occurs when resorption exceeds formation ‚which resultant bone loss.It is diagnosed based on T-score‚with the gold standard measurement being dual energy x-ray absorpimometry (DXA)of the hip and spine BMD.A T-score is the number of standard deviations
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What is it? Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become very weak and brittle. Bone is a living tissue that is constantly being replaced as it is removed. However‚ when the creation of new bone is not caught up with the removal of old bone‚ bones become brittle. Bones can become so weak that falling down‚ bending over‚ and coughing can cause a fracture. Most fractures occur in the hip‚ wrists‚ and spine. Juvenile Osteoporosis is a rare type of osteoporosis that occurs in children. This
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Osteoporosis is a systemic disease of the skeleton characterized by a low bone density and alterations in bone microarchitecture‚ responsible for the exaggerated bone fragility therefore‚ for a high risk of fracture. Biomechanical studies show that bone mineral density (BMD) is the essential factor for bone fragility. Fractures are signs of complications and seriousness of the disease. Currently‚ the diagnosis of the disease can be done before the first fracture with the BMD and examination of risk
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Osteoporosis Jennifer Moss Sam Houston State University KINE 4392 Abstract The purpose of this research is to examine the physical troubles that come along with being diagnosed with osteoporosis and to investigate current medications to reverse/stop the process of this silent disease. The reader will gain knowledge of how over the years physicians have gained a better understanding of Postmenopausal and Senile Osteoporosis through varied studies in both
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Osteoporosis The term Osteoporosis makes me think of older women bent over with a cane to keep their balance. Even though this is a common thought when this disease is mentioned‚ it can be detected in earlier ages and even in males. Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens the bones and makes them more fragile and easier to fracture. If left untreated‚ Osteoporosis can progress painlessly until a bone breaks with little or no effort. With no symptoms‚ osteoporosis is sometimes a disease that
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Osteoporosis “Thirty-five year old Donna Duckworth is learning how to care for her newborn of five weeks‚ when she bends over the baby’s crib and feels something give in her back. The next day and the following week‚ the pain becomes unbearable in her back. She is breast-feeding and does not want to take any medication so she lives with the intense and continuing pain. Within a few weeks‚ she can no longer stand it so she goes to see her physician who orders blood work‚ does a complete physical
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Vitamin D Levels and Multiple Sclerosis Alicia R. Turner ITT TECH Institute Vitamin D Levels and Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis is an auto-immune deficient disease with no known cure to date. Multiple Sclerosis is damage done to the fatty sheath‚ myelin‚ which insulates the nerve fibers in the brain. Multiple Sclerosis symptoms or flare-ups‚ as they are often referred‚ may include seizures‚ double vision‚ numbness‚ muscle control‚ difficulty with speech and ability to
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