In this column, Robert will explain the significance of recent medical journal articles as they pertain to homePEN consumers. B one disease is a problem for many long term TPN consumers. The two most common diagnoses are osteomalacia and osteoporosis. Osteomalacia is when your bones become soft because not enough calcium is adhering to them.
Osteoporosis is when there is an actual loss of bone tissue.
The first bone disorder symptom reported by TPN consumers was pain along the spinal vertebra. The occurrence of the complaint was frequent enough that a large number of studies were done in the mid-1980s to investigate the source of bone disorder and pain. In one of these studies, aluminum deposits were found to be accumulating in the front portion of the bones of premature infants. In 1991, the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition identified aluminum accumulations as a continuing problem for TPN consumers, noting that such accumulations had been linked to bone disorders. Eliminating Aluminum in the Diet A ll of us eat and breathe aluminum.