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How to Prevent Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a degenerative disease that human bones are. This basically means it comes with age. In simple terms, refers to the weakening of the skeleton. Is defined as the thinning of bone density that is more fragile and prone to breaking. This is seen as an asymptomatic, progressive degeneration of the skeleton, and in the process of placing a greater risk of fracture.
Equally important to the elderly in the area of osteoporosis, the effect of exercise on the risk of falling. When people with the fall of osteoporosis, usually broken bones, and in fact, sometimes the bones are so brittle that they break before the person falls to the ground, for example, just outside an elevated sidewalk / footpath to break a fragile bone in the hip, and then the individual falls due. People fall for many reasons, including poor balance, poor vision, reduced strength and range of motion.
Vitamin D is important for healthy bones, as an important regulator of bone remodeling and mineralization. As the level of calcium in the blood drops, the kidney is influenced by hormones, vitamin D into its active form, which increases absorption of calcium when released into the bloodstream which are then incorporated into the bone. Vitamin D also plays a role in the production of growth factors necessary for the healthy functioning of the bone. Insufficient vitamin D leads to calcium absorption, increased rates of bone turnover and reduced bone mineralization.
While it is true that men start with a higher bone density and loss of calcium at a slower pace than women, hormonal changes may play a role in the development of male osteoporosis. A decrease in testosterone that occurs naturally at the age of 60 years, resulting in a limited capacity of calcium to build and repair bones using.
