| Osteoporosis is a bone disease. It is | | | | • Body dimensions: Women with thin and |
| virtually a disease on account of which the | | | | lean body physique have more the chance of |
| bones generally become fragile and weak. | | | | being attacked with Osteoporosis. |
| Osteoporosis if not taken proper care of lead | | | | |
| may to the breakage of the bones thus leading | | | | • Ethnicity: Ethnicity plays a major |
| to a fracture. Osteoporosis generally is | | | | role in respect of Osteoporosis. Here we can |
| found to be very much typical in certain | | | | state that Asian as well as the Caucasian |
| parts of the body, say for instance in the | | | | women folk has a high risk of Osteoporosis |
| hips, wrists, spinal cord and also in the | | | | then when compared to American, African and |
| vertebras. Osteoporosis is like a silent | | | | Latin women. |
| killer which attacks an individual without | | | | |
| prior symptoms. | | | | • Hereditary: Family history is also |
| | | | adversely related with Osteoporosis. Present |
| Simply a sneezing, a tight hug, stepping, | | | | generation whose fore-fathers suffered from |
| bending down to get something can cause | | | | Osteoporosis, has more risk of Osteoporosis. |
| Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is also known by | | | | |
| another name called "porous bone." There are | | | | Besides these, anorexia, certain medications, |
| certain factors which are associated with | | | | smoking of cigarette, excessive drinking of |
| Osteoporosis. These factors are termed as | | | | alcohol and also maintenance of a low |
| "Risk Factors." Some of the factors are as | | | | lifetime diet with less amount of vitamin D |
| mentioned below: | | | | and calcium also causes Osteoporosis. |
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| • Gender: Sex plays a major concern in | | | | As it is always said that prevention is |
| the occurrence of Osteoporosis. Females have | | | | better then cure, thus Osteoporosis can also |
| a more probability of being attacked with | | | | be prevented by undertaking certain |
| Osteoporosis than the male generation. | | | | precautions in the early stage of one's |
| Sometimes Osteoporosis is also related with | | | | development. As the demand of calcium is |
| menopause. Osteoporosis is estimated to have | | | | found to be very high in the growing stage of |
| been attacking the women folk as and when | | | | one's development, thus a good amount of |
| they reach the stage of menopause. Thus when | | | | calcium products should be undertaken from |
| a woman reaches the age of around 45 years | | | | the early developmental stages. Inadequacy of |
| and when she is attacked with menopause that | | | | calcium in one's body has a greater prospect |
| is when she experiences the stoppage of | | | | to be affected by Osteoporosis. So it is |
| menstruation, the velocity of Osteoporosis is | | | | always advisable to undertake certain calcium |
| found to be more. | | | | products in one's diet like yogurt, milk, |
| | | | cheese, ice cream, green and leafy |
| • Age: Age is yet another risk factor | | | | vegetables, like broccoli, spinach etc, fish |
| of Osteoporosis. The more a person advances | | | | like salmon and sardines, dry fruits like |
| in age, the more is the risk of being | | | | almonds, juices and squash etc. Thus |
| attacked with Osteoporosis. It is generally | | | | according to the different stages of one's |
| during the old age that the bones become very | | | | development right from the stage of infancy |
| much weak and fragile and thus they are prone | | | | to old age, the intake of calcium should be |
| to get attacked with Osteoporosis. | | | | adjusted accordingly in order to prevent |
| | | | Osteoporosis. |