Poor Nutrition Linked to Postmenopausal Anemia and the Need For Senior Vitamins by Amy Wermuth

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Poor Nutrition Linked to Postmenopausal Anemia

As if aging women need more reasons to take high quality senior vitamins and other proper vitamin products…

A brand new study being published in the April 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (JADA) states that poor nutrition is indeed linked to a larger risk of anemia in postmenopausal women.

This study claims that insufficient nutrient consumption poses a notable risk factor for anemia in older women. By and large, mortality is improved in relation to a diagnosis of anemia. Anemia is a form of iron deficiency. It as been linked with reduced energy levels, ability to complete physical work and physical sluggishness and even injury correlated to falls and hospitalization. These problems cause an important health care concern from aging women. Additionally, there really have been only few studies of anemia and diet of independently living women in the past couple decades. So attention to this topic is important.

Using information taken from more than 72,800 women in the Observational Cohort of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI-OS), study researchers determined that insufficiencies in more than a single nutrient were connected with a 21% increased risk of continual anemia and 3 insufficiencies showed in a 44% (more than double) increase in risk for continual anemia. Poor consumption of several anemia connected nutrients were less common in non-Hispanic white participants. This is between 7-8% more than other races or ethnic groups used in the study such as Hispanic/Latinos, Native Americans/Alaskans, Asian/Pacific Islanders and African Americans.

In the study, women with anemia showed a lower intake of energy, protein ,iron, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin C and even red meat. Also, not enough consumption of dietary iron, vitamin B12 and folate deficiency were each coupled with approximately 10-2o percent increased risk for anemic episodes within study participants and the numbers increased for continual anemia to 21 percent.

While basic vitamins may not replace nutrients found in actual foods, senior vitamins made from whole foods could. The study is said to show one of the most widespread sources of diet, health and general information ever composed for a study in the USA. In its thoroughness, the study took place for nearly a decade. Dietary consumption information was collected using a Food Frequency Questionnaire.

Efforts to recognize anemia that could be receptive to adjustable factors such as diet to improve health outcomes are obviously needed. It is so important that all women, not just older women better understand their dietary needs. Many senior women who simply cannot eat foods needed to adequately support their needs in fighting off anemia may take quality whole food vitamins and senior vitamins that are based on sex (male or female) and age needs. Continual efforts to frequently appraise postmenopausal women for anemia should be a priority. Further studies and efforts should be accompanied by an evaluation of dietary intake to determine adequacy of intake of anemia related nutrients including iron, vitamin B12 and folate. All of these nutrients can be found in senior vitamins that contain high levels of whole foods. You will read several studies indicating that vitamins may not replace these nutrients, but research studies are based on basic vitamin contents and quality, not the types of high quality vitamins (including whole food) we recommend here at NaturalVitaminsOnline.com.

Lastly, an editorial completed in response to JADA article, written by an accomplished research nutritionalist, commented that the study provides consumers (and senior women for that matter) one of the prime prospective evaluations of diet and anemia in the USA’s postmenopausal women. What we love is that more data reflecting food nutrition and how important it is, the positive reinforcement we feel about providing vitamin products to our readers that best resemble natural foods with our senior vitamin offerings. Take a look at our vitamin reviews where you will find companies that also sell top quality senior vitamin products.