A new study reveals that drinking coffee can reduce your risk of hip fracture – just another reason to pour yourself a cup.
“When oestrogen levels drop after the menopause, this leads to increased bone resorption, which eventually leads to osteoporosis. Rates of osteoporosis are about three times higher in women compared to men. Osteoporotic bones are much more fragile and likely to break after a fall, hence the higher rate of hip fracture in women compared to men.”Costing the NHS an estimated £2-3 billion per year,and, as such, they affect all of us.
“It also requires major surgery to fix. Depending on where in the hip the fracture has occurred, the surgery is either a dynamic hip screw to fix the fracture or a hip replacement operation to replace the head of the femur. Patients who break hips are often elderly and have multiple pre-existing conditions such as heart or lung disease – all of which increase risks during and after surgery.”
We’ve all become aware over the last few years of the strain on the NHS and the impact this has on each of us, so it’s not hard to appreciate the impact that these kinds of injuries can have on the population as a whole.While it’s easy to associate hip fractures, osteoporosis and arthritis with older people, the steps we take in our daily lives now can have an impact on our future risk.
“This study is one of the first to investigate relationships between food and nutrient intakes and risk of hip fracture, with hip fractures accurately identified through hospital records,” he continues “The results highlight which aspects of diet may be useful tools in reducing hip fracture risk in women, with evidence of links between higher protein, tea and coffee intakes and a reduced risk.”The study doesn’t specifically mention a ceiling – ie the upper amount of coffee after which the bone benefits run out – but it is worth noting that researchers originally were looking into the benefits of eating more protein for bone health.
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