Acid Reflux Medicine May Cause Osteoporosis

Stomach acid–blocking proton pump inhibitor drugs—PPIs with brand names like Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium, Protonix, and AcipHex—appear to significantly increase the risk of bone fractures. I recently gave a webinar on osteoporosis. We’ll post the recording in a few weeks, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, check out my previous video on osteoporosis, Fall Prevention Is the Most Important Thing for Preventing Osteoporosis Bone Fractures (). What about calcium supplements? See my videos Are Calcium Supplements Safe? () and Are Calcium Supplements Effective? (). What about drinking milk? See my video Is Milk Good for Our Bones? (). We hope you’re enjoying How Not to Age and the additional information we’ve provided so you have access to all of the science at your fingertips. See our entire video library covering a wide range of topics by visiting our videos page, and subscribe to our email list to receive our monthly newsletter and your choice of video and blog updates. New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at and someone on the team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. View important information about our translated resources: • Subscribe: • Donate: • Podcast : • Books: • Shop: • Facebook: • Twitter: • Instagram: