| Osteoporosis is a very common syndrome that, | | | | Women need the female hormone estrogen keep |
| although far from being fatal has affects that can | | | | their bones going strong. Unfortunately, its production |
| mar the patient's normal course of life. Among the | | | | reduces with time. |
| largest number of organs which the human body | | | | Once a person reaches the age of 35, he attains the |
| constitutes, bones nearly top the list. With 206 | | | | peak value of bone mass and what next? He starts |
| bones, human body gets perfect balancing postures | | | | losing it. In women, the rate of bone loss gains pace |
| and support during movements. Unfortunately, | | | | after menopause, which is precisely the time when |
| Osteoporosis is a major obstacle for the fine | | | | the estrogen level falls. There is also another reason |
| functioning of the bones as it decreases the density | | | | for bone mass reduction in women. If due to some |
| of the bones to a large extent due to which the | | | | reason, the ovaries are removed, the estrogen |
| bones fail to offer the required support to the body. | | | | production is stopped. Since the hormone is quite |
| In women, Osteoporosis take charge generally after | | | | essential in maintaining the strength of the bones, |
| menopause which is called postmenopausal | | | | Osteoporosis is quite likely to sprout. |
| osteoporosis. The disease is quite common among | | | | To prevent further bone mass loss, a hormone called |
| females as the bone starts losing its initial density due | | | | Calcitonin is externally consumed, generally as a shot |
| to lack of calcium. Precisely, Osteoporosis is | | | | or spray. Apart from that, a drug named Ibandronate |
| diagnosed when the bone mineral density is less than | | | | Sodium helps minimize bone deterioration and |
| or equal to 2.5 standard deviations below that of a | | | | increases its density. |
| young adult reference population. This is commonly | | | | The best treatment of any disease is its prevention. |
| known as a T-Score. | | | | Hence, it is always advisable to consume sufficient |
| There are particularly three mechanisms by which the | | | | calcium in the form of milk and other dairy products. |
| body gets prone to Osteoporosis viz. peak bone | | | | According to the age, one must consume appropriate |
| mass which in brief, is the condition when the | | | | amount of high and medium calcium foodstuffs. High |
| skeleton develops insufficient mass and strength | | | | calcium products include, skimmed, low fat milk, |
| during its growth process, excessive bone resorption | | | | yogurt, cheese/cottage cheese, sardines with bones |
| and inadequate formation of new bone during | | | | etc. whereas medium calcium food items include, |
| remodeling. The bone tissue gets fragile and brittle | | | | beans, bok choy, corn tortillas, broccoli, tofu, fish with |
| during these three mechanisms. | | | | bones, mustard greens, almond and turnip greens. |
| The fact that the occurrence of this disease is more | | | | Children and teens up to the age of 20 should be |
| common in women than in men has some concrete | | | | given enough calcium rich diet as they have a very |
| reasons. Women have less bone mass than men. The | | | | busy and hectic schedule. Besides, the body accepts |
| density is already less as compared to that in men. | | | | nutrients better in this age. Pregnant women should |
| Secondly, though it might sound crazy, but women | | | | also observe utmost care about the presence of |
| tend to live longer than men. During their relatively | | | | calcium in her diet. |
| longer lifespan, they get less intake of calcium. | | | | |