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Diseases resulting from poor nutrition are often not something that we consider when to feed. It is important that we be careful when eating foods provide the body and the quantities you need of each nutrient group. At this time we will stop at a disease of poor nutrition. This is the rickets is caused by a deficiency of calcium and phosphorus in the body.

Rickets is characterized as victims, a series of skeletal deformities that are seen with the naked eye, although it is true that there are different levels and types of rickets, but they all have in common deformities produced in the bone. Basically this disease is characterized by progressive bone demineralization. This is because, as indicated earlier, the difficulty which the body to absorb calcium and phosphorus, essential for maintaining proper bone health.
Origin of rickets

the root of rickets is vitamin D, specifically the lack thereof. For the body to assimilate correctly calcium and phosphorus, and can themselves be used to strengthen bones, it is necessary that we equip the body of adequate vitamin D, while maintaining exposure to sunlight to assimilate and develop better the role it plays. Rickets is how you know this disease in children, affecting development. For adults this disease is called osteomalacia, which is a softening of the bones.
Prevention

Prevention is essential in preventing this disorder in our children and ourselves, because the power will be high because the body must give high doses of vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus that can be found in foods such as fish blue (especially tuna and salmon), milk and its derivatives, cereals, fruits … these are foods rich in these three nutrients that we should not overlook in any balanced diet.

Alongside this must be properly exposed to natural light for the body to perform the proper absorption of vitamin D. With ten minutes a day is enough, so going out is essential to properly absorb vitamin D and with it the calcium and phosphorus. Certainly there are kidney disorders that prevent proper absorption of vitamin D. In these cases it is necessary that those affected are treated and monitored by professionals, as they surely must take supplements to maintain proper levels of calcium and phosphorus, and prevent the weakening of the bones.

evaluated the effects of supplementation with 1 g calcium per day in hypertensive disorders and other maternal and infant outcomes in pregnant women without hypertension at less than 34 weeks gestation. In the review included 12 randomized controlled trials. Most studies assessed only primiparous or nulliparous women, and women at low risk for hypertensive disorders.

Subgroup analysis was used to evaluate the results in terms of: (i) the risk of hypertensive disorders (low or average risk [not selected] or high risk [adolescents, a history of preeclampsia, increased sensitivity to angiotensin II or pre-existing hypertension ]), and (ii) baseline calcium intake in women or in those who belonged to the study populations. The authors of individual trials identified that calcium intake is low when the average intake of the population is <900 mg per day. Adequate calcium intake is that the authors of trials defined as the average intake of the populations of ? 900 mg per day. Note that the classification of calcium intake was based largely on population surveys or participating centers instead of the women studied. Data from 11 studies involving 14 946 women suggest that women who received supplementation with calcium (> 1 g per day) during pregnancy were less likely to high blood pressure (with or without proteinuria) compared with those who took placebo (relative risk [RR] 0.70, confidence interval [CI] 95%: 0.57 to 0.86). Similarly, the data from 12 studies involving 15 206 women suggest that women who received supplementation with calcium (> 1 g per day) during pregnancy were less likely to have preeclampsia than those who had taking placebo (RR: 0.48, 95% CI: 0.33 to 0.69). However, the heterogeneity of treatment effect was substantial (I square> 50%) and, therefore, the results should be interpreted with caution.

The data from four clinical trials involving 9732 women suggest that the rate of severe morbidity and maternal death composite outcome was lower in women who received supplementation with calcium (> 1 g per day) during pregnancy compared with those who took placebo (RR 0.80, 95% CI: 0.65 to 0.97).

There were no significant differences between women who received supplementation with calcium (> 1 g per day) and those who took placebo with respect to the following outcomes: placental abruption, caesarean section, proteinuria, severe preeclampsia, eclampsia, admission of women to intensive care unit, maternal death, duration of hospitalization of the mother ? 7 days, premature birth, low birth weight, infant small for gestational age, admission of the newborn to the neonatal intensive care unit, newborn stay in the intensive care unit ? 7 days, and stillbirth or death before hospital discharge.

As we all know osteoporosis affects more women than men, this disease is characterized by gradual loss of bone mass, which causes serious consequences such as increased risk of fractures, or decreasing the height of the hip pains in the spine and can have serious consequences with the passage of time, if we are not aware of prevention.

Is therefore essential to increase consumption of calcium, a mineral found primarily in milk and its derivatives, and if they maintain a poor diet in the same dietary supplements can be added. Other foods such as nuts, and vegetables such as garlic, onions, sprouts, apples, pears, mangos and bananas, which contain this mineral. Read the rest of this entry »

Bones are a body part that is usually forgotten until a grandmother reminds us, with the word “osteoporosis” how important it is and what it means to care for the body to keep them healthy. Specify what vitamins and minerals essential for healthy bones and strong.

Please note:

* Calcium is the most important mineral in bone formation and is necessary for muscle contraction, transmission of nerve impulses, clotting blood and many more. When the level of calcium in the blood sample scarcity, the body will take the bones to maintain the correct balance. Enough to drink three glasses of milk daily to give our body the right dose of calcium.
* Phosphorus: A mineral that must be in perfect balance with calcium to keep bones strong. It is not advisable to be exceeded in this mineral, because it can cause calcium loss. Read the rest of this entry »