Why the need for calcium

Losing calcium, we get osteoporosis. This disease, which in the modern world are affected not only my grandmother, but also young people. We figured out how to restore the health of the body.


Osteoporosis can erode the bone for many years, but can occur unexpectedly. The disease usually comes with age, when for years of wear and tear, bones become thinner and lose density and strength. The skeleton is fragile, because of what our grandparents managed so easy to get broken for no reason.




But now the age of the disease has dropped to 30. Why healthy young body suffers from osteoporosis?




The problem is, first of all, the wrong diet. Most people ingest less than half the required standards of calcium. What is surprising, because many instead of milk a long time prefer to drink coke. Meanwhile, carbon dioxide interferes with the absorption of calcium. But it's not just the soda.




The study, conducted by the Institute of rheumatology, with the participation of 2400 women were allowed to identify the main risk factors.





At risk



Diet can easily lead to loss of calcium.


So, most of all osteoporosis-prone people with low birth weight, especially those who are constantly striving to lose weight and torturing himself with mono. The thing is that most diets are built on the exclusion of those particular foods from the diet and, as a consequence, depriving the body of nutrients, which leads to hormonal disruptions and diseases.




In second place -

previous gynaecological surgery affecting the ovariesthat produce the lion's share of female hormones. By the way, this is another reason to visit the gynecologist.


In third place -

heredity. It may seem weird, fractures can be transmitted from generation to generation: if mom they were, the likelihood of getting osteoporosis in girls increases.


Another reason for the early development of osteoporosis revealed American researchers (University of Arkansas). They found that the content of calcium in the blood reduce some contraceptives. But, and this is reflected primarily for those who already have a genetic predisposition to the disease.





On reception at the doctor


The therapist will first take you on biochemical analysis of blood. Although osteoporosis is associated with deficiency of the female sex hormones estrogen, reducing their level, this is not the basis for diagnosis.




If the doctor will prescribe you to take a blood test for calcium, we know it has no relationship to osteoporosis. In this disease, the level of calcium in the blood is normal. After all, the fact that a valuable item leaches from the bones. So laboratory tests, on the basis of which it would be possible to make an accurate diagnosis of osteoporosis", does not exist. However, there is another method that allows you to accurately determine bone mineral density.




As we lose calcium




Reasons for calcium loss a lot. It can be:




- genetic predisposition (through the female line),


- sedentary lifestyle (sedentary work),


- frequent long delays monthly,


- abuse of coffee, alcohol and sodas,


- the use of steroids,


- Smoking,


early menopause or hysterectomy (removal of uterus).




However, there is a natural calcium loss: since 25-30 years a person loses about 1% of bone per year. But already by the age of 50 these losses can become critical. So every two years you need to conduct a survey.

Source:

Wday

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