Risk of osteoporosis grows with person’s overweight

Sh arj ah: acquired and genetically-induced blood disorders due to mutations that predominantly affect boys and men, and exacerbated by diet, nutrition, the environment and co-morbidities, are resolvable.

Clemenceau Medical centre Hospital (Dubai) Hematology consultant Dr. Nathalie Jacque, Thumbay University Hospital (Ajman)-internal Medicine Department head Dr. Kiran Kumar, and NMC Royal Hospital (Sharjah) Medical Oncology consultant Dr. Abdul Rahman Agga El Kinge cited successful cases.

April 17, 2024 is the 35th year of “World Haemophilia Day” ater the formation in 1989 of the World Federation of Haemophilia whose founder was Canadian businessman Frank Schnabel, among the current over 5,000 worldwide, suffering from the genetically-caused Severe Haemophilia A, characterised by “bleeding ater injury and frequent spontaneous bleeding in the joints and muscles.”

According to Jacque’s colleague, clinical dietitian Patille Madaghjian, diet and nutrition as well as overweight and obesity could worsen blood disorders, one of which is Haemophilia, “associated with an increased risk for joint problems and osteoporosis.” Madaghjian stressed on the relevance of a “healthy balanced diet with more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low fat dairy, lean protein sources and healthy unsaturated fats and oils, while limiting added sugars, saturated fats and oil.”

Healthy meals with vital nutrients plus regular exercises diminish rates of life-long health and inflammation issues. These improve bone-jointmuscle conditions as well as “healing if bleeds or other sicknesses occur.”

According to Kumar, the commonest blood disorder in his records in the UAE is anaemia, particularly among women “due to multiple pregnancies and menstruation.”

While vitamin deficiency affects blood clotting, being negligible of Vitamins C and K leads to “easy bruising and bleeding tendencies. Exposure to toxins can damage blood cells or disrupt cloting mechanisms. Certain foods or environmental pollutants can trigger immune responses that exacerbate autoimmune blood disorders like autoimmune hemolytic anaemia.”

Kumar cautioned that even minor blood disorders such as anaemia must be taken seriously. In his files was a Pakistani girl, 15, admited for fever, initially diagnosed with anaemia. Subsequent laboratory tests revealed she was stricken with the blood cancer Hodgkins Lymphoma whereby the white blood cells abnormally increase.

Jacque classified anaemia and “coagulation problems” as her most prevalent blood disorder cases.