Osteoporosis
Combined therapies prevent bone loss in those with inflammatory bowel disease
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 12th, 2004
"Osteoporosis is associated with a high morbidity rate and is a risk factor for fractures. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risk of developing osteopenia and osteoporosis. Corticosteroid use, malnutrition, and proinflammatory cytokines are unique risk factors for bone loss in ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease," scientists writing in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology report.
"Bone mineral density is assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and reported as a T score or number of standard deviations away from the mean. A T score...
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