Causes of Osteoporosis
Bone Osteoporosis one of the worse disease human being can suffer from is mainly due to the imbalance in formation of the new bone and the resorption of the old bone.
Sometimes the body reabsorbs the old bone too much and fail in the formation of the new bone which is a major cause behind this disease. Every human being requires two vital elements for the formation and a strong bone which is calcium and phosphate without which the formation of new bone is difficult and the old bones go weak. Every human body makes use of this two minerals in the production of bone apart from this Calcium is also mainly responsible for the functioning of the heart , brain and many other important organs in the human body.
The human body for proper functioning reabsorbs this calcium which is actually stored in the human bones in order to maintain an effective blood calcium level and if there is any problem with the re-absorption of the calcium or the body is not able to absorb sufficient amount of calcium from its diet then the ultimate effect is in the bone formation and bone tissues which is the main reason behind the fragile and weak bone and the main cause for this type of disease.
The main reason behind this disease is mainly due to lack of various hormones and the main being the estrogen in case of women when there is the case of menopause. This type of disease is common in the ages around 50 and above and in the initial stages it is not serious but as it grows all the bones become weak and sudden pains may occur in the body especially in neck and lower back which may be very hard to resist sometimes. Many human beings actually sustain a fracture even before they come to know that they are suffering from osteoporosis , and when one comes to know about this he would have crossed the initial stages of the disease. Some of the other factors which could also act as a cause are to the offspring from their parent if they are suffering from one , cigarette smoking and high consumption of alcoholic drinks also acts as a major cause behind this disease. So it is a must to make sure that sufficient amount of calcium and phosphate is maintained and consumed so that the body can resist this type of problems and lead a healthy life.
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