Minerals and Water Controversy
Hip fractures are usually seen after fall injuries and often result in longterm functional impairment, nursing home admission and increased mortality. As our population ages, the number of hip fractures is likely to increase.
In 2010, there were 258,000 hospital admissions for hip fractures among people aged 65 and older according to the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS).
Additionally, according to the CDC, one out of five hip fracture patients dies within a year of their injury.
Visit some of the web sites listed below, review the attached article (to give you an idea ‘what can be of interest for our discussion’, but please note it possibly contains some ‘dated references’), look at current scientific research, and answer the question if there is anything that nutrition (and life style) can do to help prevent hip fractures or promote healing once they occurred? Share with the class information that you found interesting — present the study(ies) and cite your sources. Also, share with us how this research project will change or has affirmed your lifestyle and future choice of food and water? Is there anything you would suggest to alleviate the issue locally and globally?
http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/falls/adulthipfx.html
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00392
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gec/series/fixing_hip_fractures
https://www.nof.org/patients/treatment/calciumvitamin-d/
**Remember, in order to be eligible for full credit, your initial response needs to advance the conversation academically and be posted by Thursday at 11:55pm PT. Since this is a written discussion that can be reviewed, a unique contribution from each student is expected; this means if someone has already identified the connection between PBA and ADHD, it should not be repeated in subsequent initial discussion contributions if full credit is desired — unless the first contribution was incomplete, and the new post provides additional (or different) research findings and references. In essence this means that the earlier you get your contribution into the discussion board, the easier it will be for you to write about the topic of your choice. If someone posted the same right before you, you will unfortunately have to change your initial contribution — however, on the bright side: you can then use your work in the reply post to this student 😉
–Your initial post should be at least 250 words (not counting the words in the posed questions; if we include those in the count, your initial post should be 300 words or more this week); also, please do not include your references in this count!
–Back up your answers with references, and cite your sources! You will need at least 2 scientific references (from peer-reviewed journals) in order to receive full credit for your initial post. Please remember: Wikipedia is NOT an accepted scientific reference!!
–Respond to at least one other student by Sunday night at 11:55pm PT with a well-thought-out reply that advances the conversation academically and contains at least 1 scientific reference.
–Your response to classmates should be at least 100 words (do not include your references in this count!).
