Alkaline supplement reverses acidity and improves bone density

According to a new study an alkaline supplement, potassium citrate, has been
found to counteract some of the acidity of the modern
diet and to increase bone density.

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Base Supplements May Help Fight Osteoporosis

Newswise - Taking a potassium citrate supplement to counteract the high
acidity of the modern diet can lead to increased bone density in older
women, suggests a study in the November Journal of the American Society of
Nephrology.

"Our results demonstrate for the first time that merely by partially
reversing the acidity of the diet, bone mass increased rapidly and in
amounts that are within the range of increases produced by common
FDA-approved medicines," comments Dr. Reto Krapf of the University of Basel,
Switzerland.

The study included 161 postmenopausal women, average age 59 years-all had
low bone mass placing them at risk for fracture. One group was randomly
assigned to take daily potassium citrate supplement as tablets, which
provides a very small amount of base (alkali). The other group took a
potassium chloride supplement, which provided the same amount of potassium
but without base. Before and after 6 to 12 months of treatment, the women
underwent measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) using dual-energy x-ray
absorptiometry, a highly precise technique for diagnosis and monitoring of
osteoporosis.

At the end of the study, women taking the base supplement had a significant,
one percent increase in BMD in the vertebrae of the lower back (lumbar
spine). For women taking the non-base potassium chloride supplement, lumbar
spine BMD decreased significantly by approximately one percent.

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Juhana Harju wrote:
:: According to a new study an alkaline supplement, potassium citrate,
:: has been found to counteract some of the acidity of the modern
:: diet and to increase bone density.

Juhana Harju wrote:
one percent increase in BMD in the vertebrae of the lower back (lumbar

spine).


One .. percent .. ? .. One .. ?

Compared to .. seven percent .. seven ..

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over 13 months and lumbar vertebral bone density increased by 7.2%
snip

http://tinyurl.com/yc7yzp

Could it be the alkaline state is allowing the .. ferritin .. NOT .. to
'leak' out its' .. iron .. ? .. since ferritin leaks its' iron in an
acidic condition .. ?

Who loves ya.
Tom


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wrote:
Juhana Harju wrote:
one percent increase in BMD in the vertebrae of the lower back (lumbar

spine).


One .. percent .. ? .. One .. ?
So, the study is actually saying two percent!. One up for the people
who took the good stuff and one down for the people taking the not good
stuff. 1+1 = 2. And it's statistically significant, so it must mean
something. HAHAHA!

-Hollywood, who thinks 2% is only 100% better than 1%.