Essay On Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis affects an estimated 44 million U.S. men and women over 50. An osteoporotic fracture happens every three seconds, with a total of 8.9 million fractures annually.

It is a big problem for most of the population. Osteoporosis is where peak bone mass reaches the maximum strength and density. when people lose the bone mass they are at high risk for osteoporosis. This lack of bone mass is what allows for the fractures that occur during osteoporosis.

Gender affects the mass of bone tissue, the family history of diseases and low diet of vitamin D cause the synthesis to change throughout each individual. Vitamin D is important to consume because without the certain amount taken in your bone mass will decrease and the chances of fracturing

Sodium increases the amount of calcium that is excreted in urine, so when eating foods with a high amount of salt you need more calcium. Caffeine also increases the amount of calcium excreted so you need more calcium when drinking large amounts. Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol can interfere with calcium balance by inhibiting the enzymes that convert inactive vitamin D, to active vitamin D. Steroids are a synthetic derivative of the naturally produced hormone testosterone. The steroids work by helping the body's muscle cells produce more protein which as long as the athlete works out leads to increased muscle size and strength. It also allows the body to produce more ATP, which helps muscles move. The negative effects of steroids will catch up. It will begin with weight gain putting more stress on bones. Then it will decline the rate of growth in bones and slowly kill off the osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Osteoblasts deposit minerals and collagen which causes bone formation, osteoclasts are responsible for bone resorption. They’re vital to slowing the rate of osteoporosis development. If either are interrupted whilst doing their jobs and the rate of formation and resorption are no longer the same that's when osteoporosis