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The 2017 annual meeting of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research took place from September
8-11 at Denver, Colorado, USA.
It is world’s
largest and most diverse meeting in the bone, mineral and musculoskeletal
research field.
Some
interesting facts about bone health:
Bone mass
peaks around age 30 and slowly starts to decline, the rate of loss accelerated in
the first few years after menopause.
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Experts
recommend testing for BMD in women who have suffered any fracture at age 45 or
older and at age 50 for women who have a family history of hip fractures or
other bone-related disease.
All women
above the age of 65 should have a baseline BMD testing done. However, after a
fracture 4 out of 5 women over 67 are not treated or tested for osteoporosis.
US and other
countries round the globe will see a steep rise in osteoporotic fractures
because of rise in aging population. Nearly 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men over
the age of 50 will suffer an osteoporotic fracture.
Osteoporosis
affects nearly 10 million Americans while another 34 million have low bone mass
predisposing them to fracture risk.
Worldwide a
fragility fracture occurs every 3 secs, amounting to more than 8.9 million
fractures annually.
Institute of
Medicine recommends that adults 19 years of age and older require about 600-800
International Units of vitamin D daily and 1000-1200 mg. of calcium daily through
food and with supplements if needed.
By 2050, the
worldwide incidence of hip fracture in men is projected to increase by 310% and
240% in women, compared to rates in 1990.
