Osteoporosis affects 75 million people in Europe, the United States, and Japan, and will continue to bloom into a major public health crisis as the global population ages.

Researchers from the University of Sherbrooke (Canada) studied 34 postmenopausal women, average age 66.1 years, with an average BMI of 25.98 kg/m2, assigning them to one of four groups for a period of 6 months:  no exercise and no antioxidant supplement; no exercise and antioxidant supplement (600 mg vitamin E and 1,000 mg vitamin C daily); exercise (resistance training) and no antioxidant; and exercise plus antioxidant. In women who did no exercise and took no antioxidant supplement, a significant loss of bone in the hip and spine was observed.  In the group receiving both exercise and antioxidant supplement, the researchers found the best bone mass retention.  

Osteoporosis increases a person’s risk of fractures, a major cause of disability and/or hospitalization among aging men and women.  Consult an anti-aging physician to design a combined program of exercise plus antioxidant supplementation that is appropriate for your medical needs.