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Article #173: Osteoporosis- Definition, Risk Factors and Prevention

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Osteoporosis is a bone disease which personal history of low bone mass, being
causes a deterioration of bone density female, being thin (male or female)
and low bone mass. This is dangerous having abnormal menstrual periods for
because is causes the bones to become women, currently having or have had
fragile (especially the hips, spine and anorexia nervosa in the past, eating a
wrists) and there is increased risk of diet low vitamin D and calcium currently
broken bones and slow recovery periods. and throughout your life, having an
Osteoporosis can affect any bone, but inactive life style, having low
special attention is placed on the hips testosterone levels in men, being a
and spine, because the breaking of these smoker, being a heavy drinker and being
bones can result in long term injury Caucasian or Asian. However, keep in
including difficulty walking, mind that people with these risk factors
hospitalization, deformity, loss of are not the only people who can get this
height, severe pain and even death. You disease, and all people are at risk and
should ask your doctor to check you bone should be checked for the disease
density levels yearly, since this disease regularly.
often has no symptoms at all. When a There are certain things you can do to
person finally does experience any prevent your risk of developing
symptoms, they are usually so far into osteoporosis including consuming a diet
the disease that what they are feeling is rich in vitamin D and calcium, having an
back pain because of a fractured active lifestyle and doing weight baring
vertebra. exercises, quitting smoking, drinking
Women are more likely to contract this alcohol in moderation and taking regular
disease than men, often due to menopause, bone density tests. Doctors and health
in which bone loss increases. One in professionals both agree that this is a
four women are affected with this very preventable disease as long as you
disease, while only one in eight men are. take proper care of your health. Even if
Certain people are at a high risk factor you start taking these precautions late
for developing this disease however, and in life, they will still lower your
you should be cautious if you have any of chance of developing the disease.
the following risk factors. Having a






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