BE CAREFUL TO PREVENT BONE LOSS AT AN EARLY AGE

At present bone problems are seen in many people. The problem becomes more and more especially with age. The main constituents of bone are meat, collagen and calcium. Naturally, after 30 years, the density and amount of bone decreases. By the age of 50 to 60, the bones become much weaker.

BONE LOSS

As a woman gets older, risk of developing osteoporosis increases. According to the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation, 80 percent of people with osteoporosis in the United States are women. As a woman gets older, her risk of developing osteoporosis increases. To see report of Bone Health & Osteoporosis 

According to the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation, 80 percent of people with osteoporosis in the United States are women. One in two women in their fifties suffer from osteoporosis.

Why are women at higher risk of this disease?

MENOPAUSE 

Women's bones are smaller and narrower than men's. Normally, the hormone estrogen protects a woman's bones. But after menopause, this hormone decreases rapidly, which is when bone loss starts to increase. Although this disease is more common in the elderly women in their age of 20s, 30s and 40s can also suffer from osteoporosis. Young girl with low bone density are at high risk of developing osteoporosis as their age increase. 

What to do?

According to experts, calcium and phosphate are two minerals that are essential for normal bone formation. These minerals work to form the bones of the body in old age and youth.

Therefore, before menopause, bone density and bone mineral content should be checked with doctor's advice. A pregnant woman must consume calcium and vitamin D for her baby's well-formed bones. There is no substitute for good food and regular exercise for strong bones.

Physicians say that a healthy lifestyle and habits also keep bones healthy and prevent osteoporosis with age.

There is a saying in medicine - prevention is better than cure. Prevention must start from childhood. So that from childhood to 50 years of age, our bone density would be much higher.