Posts Tagged ‘osteoporosis’

Gluten Intolerance, Autoimmunity, Nutritional Deficiency, and Bone Loss

Should We Generically Recommend Calcium For Bone Loss? High doses of calcium are commonly prescribed for patients with osteoporosis.  This recommendation is fundamentally flawed for many reasons.  Keep reading to learn why… A research report in the New England Journal of Medicine identifies antibodies against osteoprotegerin (a protein that prevents bone breakdown) in several patients with celiac disease. This protein

Autoimmunity, Gluten, & Osteoporosis

A new report in the New England Journal of Medicine identifies antibodies against osteoprotegerin (a protein that prevents bone breakdown) in several patients with celiac disease.  This protein is responsible for helping maintain bone density.  When it is attacked by the body’s immune system, bone loss becomes accelerated leading to osteoporosis. Source: N Engl J Med 2009;361:1459-65. Gluten Free Society’s

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