Women's health after 40, and what the research actually supports
The tissues that change fastest after menopause — reading a DXA scan, preventing sarcopenia, and managing joint health.
If you have read anything about keeping muscle after sixty, you have probably met the advice twice over: eat more protein, and lift something heavy. Omega-3 turns up as a third item on that list more and more often, usually with a line about protecting muscle as we age. That line has real research behind … Read more
A vitamin D result of 25 ng/mL is sufficient under one standard and insufficient under another. Both standards were set by major expert bodies, using largely the same evidence. Understanding why they differ explains more than the number itself does. Two thresholds, one evidence base The two positions are well documented because the bodies holding … Read more
A protein label says 25 grams. That number came from a lab test — and the test didn’t measure protein. It measured nitrogen, then multiplied. Everything in this post follows from that one substitution. The measurement, and why it’s a proxy The two standard assays are the Kjeldahl method and the Dumas method. Both … Read more
Vitamin D is recommended for bone health almost universally. So a trial of 25,871 adults finding no fracture reduction is worth examining carefully — including what it doesn’t say. The headline is simpler than the conclusion. What VITAL tested VITAL was a randomised, placebo-controlled, two-by-two factorial trial in men aged 50 and over and … Read more
SARC-F takes about a minute, requires no equipment, and is recommended in both the Asian and European sarcopenia frameworks as a first step. It also fails the standard criteria for a screening tool. Both statements are true, and the resolution is worth understanding before using it. What it asks Five items, each scored 0 … Read more