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