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Spare the soda and strengthen the bones

Mayo Clinic study finds rise in forearm fractures among teens may be
tied to lack of milk


Wednesday, September 17, 2003


BY TOM MAJESKI
SAINT PAUL PIONEER PRESS


ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Forearm fractures during the past 30 years have
jumped an alarming 42 percent among adolescent boys and girls,
researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have found.

While the study didn't pinpoint the cause for the significant increase,
the researchers say it could be related to increased consumption of soft
drinks and an accompanying decrease in the consumption of calcium-rich
milk, which helps build stronger bones.
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If the increase is indeed related to dietary factors, it could mean that
the nation is likely to see a dramatic increase in the risk of hip
fractures and other more serious fractures as today's children become
tomorrow's adults, the researchers said. They noted that a quarter of
the bone mass in adult women and men is accumulated during the
adolescent growth spurt.

"It was somewhat surprising and somewhat worrisome," said Sundeep
Khosla, a professor of medicine in the Department of Endocrinology at
the Mayo Clinic and the study's primary investigator. "Our study looks
at the pattern and sets up further studies to find out what the causes
are and the future outlook for these children."

In the study, which was supported by the National Institute on Aging and
published in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical
Association, the researchers identified all forearm fractures that
occurred among Olmsted County residents younger than 35 years of age
during three three-year periods: 1979-81, 1989-91 and 1999-2001.

They also included data from an earlier study that looked at fractures
from a previous three-year period, 1969-1971.

Among other things, the researchers found that 1,458 fractures occurred
during those four periods and that the number of fractures jumped from
265 during 1969-71 to 469 during 1999-2001.

Many experts believe forearm fractures among adolescents are caused by
the fact that bones become more porous -- and weaker -- during growth
spurts. But the dramatic increases in the incidence of fractures
identified in the study indicate that something else is involved, the
researchers said.

When compared on a per capita basis, Khosla and his colleagues found
that the rate jumped from 263 per 100,000 people annually in 1969-71 to
373 per 100,000 in 1999-2001. The researchers also grouped the fractures
according to category, including those caused by disease, serious trauma
(car accidents, serious falls and recreational and occupational
injuries) or moderate trauma (minor falls).

Fractures associated with recreational activities, which nearly doubled,
represented the largest increase. That seems to indicate that today's
youth, though less active than their predecessors, are engaging in more
high-risk activities, such as Rollerblading and skateboarding, Khosla
said. "But we don't think that's a major cause of the increase," he
added.

That's because the age-adjusted incidence of fractures jumped 56 percent
for girls compared to 32 percent for boys. At the same time, the
consumption of soft drinks among girls aged 12 to 19 increased from 207
grams to 396 grams per day between 1977-78 and 1994-95, while milk
consumption fell from 303 grams to 189 grams per day during that same
period, the researchers said.

Khosla said the drop in milk consumption represents "some evidence to
support" the belief that dietary changes may be playing a key role in
the adolescent fracture phenomenon.

To find out if that's true, Khosla said, he and his Mayo colleagues plan
to conduct follow-up studies.

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Spare the soda and strengthen the bones

Mayo Clinic study finds rise in forearm fractures among teens may be
tied to lack of milk


Wednesday, September 17, 2003


BY TOM MAJESKI
SAINT PAUL PIONEER PRESS


ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Forearm fractures during the past 30 years have
jumped an alarming 42 percent among adolescent boys and girls,
researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have found.

While the study didn't pinpoint the cause for the significant increase,
the researchers say it could be related to increased consumption of soft
drinks and an accompanying decrease in the consumption of calcium-rich
milk, which helps build stronger bones.
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If the increase is indeed related to dietary factors, it could mean that
the nation is likely to see a dramatic increase in the risk of hip
fractures and other more serious fractures as today's children become
tomorrow's adults, the researchers said. They noted that a quarter of
the bone mass in adult women and men is accumulated during the
adolescent growth spurt.

"It was somewhat surprising and somewhat worrisome," said Sundeep
Khosla, a professor of medicine in the Department of Endocrinology at
the Mayo Clinic and the study's primary investigator. "Our study looks
at the pattern and sets up further studies to find out what the causes
are and the future outlook for these children."

In the study, which was supported by the National Institute on Aging and
published in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical
Association, the researchers identified all forearm fractures that
occurred among Olmsted County residents younger than 35 years of age
during three three-year periods: 1979-81, 1989-91 and 1999-2001.

They also included data from an earlier study that looked at fractures
from a previous three-year period, 1969-1971.

Among other things, the researchers found that 1,458 fractures occurred
during those four periods and that the number of fractures jumped from
265 during 1969-71 to 469 during 1999-2001.

Many experts believe forearm fractures among adolescents are caused by
the fact that bones become more porous -- and weaker -- during growth
spurts. But the dramatic increases in the incidence of fractures
identified in the study indicate that something else is involved, the
researchers said.

When compared on a per capita basis, Khosla and his colleagues found
that the rate jumped from 263 per 100,000 people annually in 1969-71 to
373 per 100,000 in 1999-2001. The researchers also grouped the fractures
according to category, including those caused by disease, serious trauma
(car accidents, serious falls and recreational and occupational
injuries) or moderate trauma (minor falls).

Fractures associated with recreational activities, which nearly doubled,
represented the largest increase. That seems to indicate that today's
youth, though less active than their predecessors, are engaging in more
high-risk activities, such as Rollerblading and skateboarding, Khosla
said. "But we don't think that's a major cause of the increase," he
added.

That's because the age-adjusted incidence of fractures jumped 56 percent
for girls compared to 32 percent for boys. At the same time, the
consumption of soft drinks among girls aged 12 to 19 increased from 207
grams to 396 grams per day between 1977-78 and 1994-95, while milk
consumption fell from 303 grams to 189 grams per day during that same
period, the researchers said.

Khosla said the drop in milk consumption represents "some evidence to
support" the belief that dietary changes may be playing a key role in
the adolescent fracture phenomenon.

To find out if that's true, Khosla said, he and his Mayo colleagues plan
to conduct follow-up studies.