Question

What is osteoporosis? What causes this condition? Who is at risk? Are there any signs and symptoms for prevention?

Answer 1

Osteoporosis is a bone degenerative disorder, in which desorption of bone is not keep in pace with bone resorption; consequently, the bone density decreases and bones become more fragile. The risk factors of osteoporosis are given below.

1). Estrogens control the bone health and protein anabolism. Depletion of estrogens in post menopausal women decreases the bone density and thus, put them at the risk of developing bone disorders such as osteoporosis.

2). The formation and functioning of osseous tissue need the presence of certain minerals mainly calcium and phosphorus. Calcium and phosphorus minerals are commonly found deficient in osteoporosis patients.

3). Inadequate levels of vitamin D reduce the calcium absorption, and increase the risk of osteoporosis.

4). Foods rich in phytate, oxalates, and tannins decrease the bioavailability of calcium and thus, increase the risk of osteoporosis.

Rickets Bone disease ----> Metabolic Bone disease

Occurrence: Rickets usually produced in children associated with growth retardation, followed by widening of epiphyses and bowing of legs.

Causes: Rickets bone disease is due to deficiency of vitamin D or phosphorous

This deficiency is leading to insufficient bone mineralization of osseous tissue i.e. bone collagen finally leading to osteoporosis with reduced density of bone.