Causes of Osteoporosis and Osteoporosis Risk Factors ...

Actually, what causes osteoporosis? Here are some of the causes of osteoporosis:

1. Postmenopausal osteoporosis occurs because of lack of estrogen (the main hormone in women), who helped organize the transport of calcium into bone in women.

Symptoms usually occur in women aged between 51-75 years old, but could start to appear faster or slower.

Not all women have the same risk for postmenopausal osteoporosis, a white woman and eastern regions suffering from the disease is easier than black women.

2. Senile osteoporosis is probably a result of calcium deficiency related to age and speed of the imbalance between bone destruction and new bone formation.

Senilis mean that this only occurs in the elderly. This disease usually occurs at ages above 70 years and two times more likely to attack women. Women often suffer from senile osteoporosis and postmenopausal.

3. Secondary osteoporosis experienced by less than 5% of people with osteoporosis, which is caused by another medical condition or by medication.

Osteoporosis can be caused by chronic renal failure and hormonal disorders (especially thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal) and drugs (eg corticosteroids, barbiturates, anti-seizure and excessive thyroid hormone).

Excessive alcohol consumption and smoking can aggravate the condition of osteoporosis.

4. Idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis is a cause of osteoporosis is unknown.

This occurs in children and young adults who have high blood levels and normal hormone function, normal levels of vitamins and has no obvious cause of bone fragility.

Osteoporosis Risk Factors

1. Woman

Osteoporosis occurs more frequently in women. This is due to the influence of estrogen hormone levels start to decline in the body since the age of 35 years. In addition, women experiencing menopause which can occur at the age of 45 years.

2. Age

Along with age, decreasing body organ function. At the age of 75-85 years, women have two-fold risk than men to experience a loss in trabecular bone due to the aging process, decrease calcium absorption and increased parathyroid hormone function.

3. Racial / Ethnic

Ras also make a difference where the white race, or Asian descent to have the greatest risk. This is due to generally low consumption of calcium from Asian women. One reason is that approximately 90% of lactose intolerance and avoid products from animal. Men and black and Hispanic women have a significant risk even lower.

4. Patients with osteoporosis descent

If a family member suffering from osteoporosis, so beware. Osteoporosis attack patients with certain bone characteristics. Like similar body physique and form bone. That means in the family line would have the same genetic structure of bone.

5. Less Good Lifestyle

* Consumption of red meat and soft drinks,

since they contain phosphorus, which stimulates the formation of parathyroid hormones, causes the release of calcium from the blood.

* Caffeinated and alcoholic beverages.

Caffeinated beverages such as coffee and alcohol can also cause bones porous, brittle and damaged. This was reinforced by Heany and Dr Dr.Robert. Karen Rafferty from the Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Centre in Nebraska who found an association between caffeinated beverages with keroposnya bone.

The result is that caffeine drinkers urine contain more calcium, and calcium was derived from the process of bone formation. Besides caffeine and alcohol is a toxin that inhibits the process of bone formation (osteoblasts).

* Lazy Sports

Women who are lazy to move or exercise will be hampered osteoblasnya process (the process of bone formation). Besides bone mass density will be reduced. The more movement and exercise the muscles will push the bone to form a mass.

* Smoking

It turned out that cigarettes can increase the risk of osteoporosis. Smokers are susceptible to osteoporosis, because the substance to accelerate the absorption of nicotine in them a bone. In addition to bone absorption, nicotine also makes the grade and activity of the hormone estrogen in the body is reduced so that the bone cell arrangements are not strong in the face of the process of weathering.

Besides, smoking can also make penghisapnya experiencing hypertension, heart disease, and blockage of blood flow throughout the body. If blood is blocked, then the process of bone formation is unlikely. So, obviously causing osteoporosis nicotine either directly indirectly.

While still a young age, the effects of nicotine on bone is not going to feel because of bone-forming processes are still happening. However, when past the age of 35, the effect of smoking on bone will begin to be felt, because the process of formation at these ages have stopped.

* Lack of Calcium

If the body's calcium is less then the body will release hormones which will take calcium from other body parts, including those contained in the bone.

6. Consuming Drugs

Corticosteroid drug which is often used as anti-inflammation in asthma and allergic disease was a risk of osteoporosis. If frequently consumed high amounts will reduce bone mass. Therefore, corticosteroids inhibit the process of osteoblasts. In addition, the drug heparin and antikejang also cause osteoporosis. Consult your doctor before taking this type so that proper dosage and not detrimental to bone.

7. Skinny and Tiny

Skinny and petite stature has tended to lighter body weight ie less than 57 kg, whereas the bone forming cells will be viable long suppressed by the heavy weight. Since the position of the bones would be propping weight then stimulated to form bone mass in these areas, especially in the hips and pelvis derah. If body weight is lighter then the bone mass tends to be less fully formed.