Well controlled studies are now  confirming  the fact  that  acid suppressing medications leads to incresed   hip fractures .The  mechanism is simple .. the acid is needed to absorb the calcium  from the diet or the supplements .Not only the calcium is not absorbed neither is  iron ,zinc and other trace elements  needed for bone health .

Recent study  by Dr Chiuve and her associates  and supported by National Institutes of health and the American Heart Asociation  ,showed  it was possible to decrease  risk of   heart related  sudden deaths in   middle aged women by  life style modification interventions . The four modifiable factors  looked at were   --smoking.lack of excercise,obesity and poor diet .So once again we have  confirmation of the fact that  smoking,being overweight , not excercising and eating  an  unhealthy diet  leads to ILL HEALTH  AND EARLY DEATH!