Osteoporosis and Women
Why females are more at risk then males
What is it?
Osteoporosis is caused from a lack of dairy foods. It is a disease that occurs in the bones causing them to lose their strength and density. Osteoporosis causes the bones to become fragile, weak and brittle meaning they can fracture/break a lot easier. This deficiency particularly affects women after menopause.
Signs and Symptoms
There are no early symptoms of osteoporosis, but once the bones have begun to weaken you may start to feel back pain caused by fractured or collapsed vertebra, loss of height over time, a stooped posture or a bone fracture that occurs more easily than normal.
Are you a woman over 65? You could be at risk.
There are certain types of people who are at risk of getting Osteoporosis. Unfortunately for women, they are at a higher risk of getting Osteoporosis to men because when women experience menopause they lose a lot of oestrogen. From this, bones begin to lose calcium and other needed minerals, causing them to frail and damage easily, hence causing osteoporosis. Other people who are at risk of osteoporosis include; those who have inadequate amounts of dairy in their diet, those with low vitamin D levels, smokers, alcoholics, caffeine over drinkers, those that lack physical activity and women who have an early menopause (before 45). People who have thyroid disease or an overactive thyroid gland, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic liver or kidney disease, Crohn’s disease and coeliac disease are at higher risk of getting osteoporosis than others.
How can it be prevented?
Where to seek help?
Email: admin@osteoporosis.org.au
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Phone: (03) 9428 8738