Osteoporosis,+The+Silent+Thief

﻿﻿" OSTEOPOROSIS, THE SILENT THIEF" == For many years women have been suffering different kinds of diseases because they were made different than men. Women have had hormonal changes since their first period called Menarche. When women reach their climacteric, that means the end of their periods, the risk of getting Osteoporosis must be considered. Osteoporosis could be the combination of an unbalanced diet ( low calcium consumption ), less exposure to the sun light ( vitamin "D" ), and some genetic inheritance. ==



// What is Osteoporosis? //

 * == Osteoporosis is a disease that affects your bones, weakening them, making them more likely to be broken. Low bone mass is a main characteristic of osteoporosis. Your bones look like an old sponge. Osteoporosis is usually called "the silent thief” because bone loss can occur without you even knowing it or feeling anything . This bone loss doesn't occur instantly. However, women become menopausal over the course of several years due to deficit of estrogens, this means diminution﻿ of the production of estrogens in the ovaries.==
 * Sometimes the first sign that there is anything wrong is ** when a bone has been broken ** . In addition, one of the signs that you are suffering Osteoporosis is when the ** skeleton starts to bend **, especially in the back area looking like ** a hump **.

The most common types of Osteoporosis breaks are those occurring in the //__ spine, hip and wrist __//.



= __ **Facts and statistics.** __ = = - Almost 2 million Canadians are living with Osteoporosis. = =- ﻿1 in 4 women ﻿ and at least 1 in 8 men over 50 have osteoporosis. = =- ﻿ A 50-year-old woman has a 40% chance of developing hip, vertebral or wrist fractures during her lifetime. = =- ﻿ Osteoporosis causes 70-90% of the 30,000 hip fractures annually. = =- ﻿At least 80% of fractures in people 60+ are related to Osteoporosis. =

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=How can you Prevent Osteoporosis?=

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=Why is it very important to take Vitamin "D" in our daily life?=

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There is new evidence that recommends that daily Vitamin D intake should be ten times higher than the current U.S. RDA. [] When Vitamin D levels were studied in 1997 it was concluded that low levels were normal. There was speculation that this had an anti-cancer effect. ===== Numerous studies since that time have shown that low levels are actually deficient and may lead to Osteoporosis. Individual factors that influence how much Vitamin D you need include:

1) Whether you spend time outdoors in the midday sun.

2) How far north you live. **(+)**

3) The color of your skin.

4) Your age. **(*)**

5) Your diet.

6) Your weight.

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 * Your body is capable of ** producing Vitamin D ** the natural way through ** your skin ** . To do this you need ** sun exposure ** on bare skin without sun block, at or near the middle of the day. **
 * Usually ** __10 or 15 minutes__ in midday summer sun is enough ** . This leads to the ** production ** of approximately ** 10,000 IU of Vitamin D.

__Important__:

(*) __ Age __ : Aging involves a reduction in the production of vitamin D by the skin. Absorption of vitamin D from foods and the conversion of Vitamin D __diminishes with age__. (*) __Postmenopausal Women__ : More than half of postmenopausal women with Osteoporosis are also __ Vitamin D deficient __. (+) __Northern Latitude__ : People living in northern U.S.A., __Canada__ and northern Europe __ can't produce vitamin D __ during the winter because __ the sunlight is too weak __. During this time Vitamin D can only __ be gotten through food and supplements __.

__** The importance of Vitamin "D". **__

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 * = Age = || = Daily calcium requirement = ||
 * = 4 to 8 = || = 800 mg = ||
 * = 9 to 18 = || = 1300 mg = ||
 * = 19 to 50 = || = 1000 mg = ||
 * = 50+ = || = 1200 mg = ||
 * = pregnant or lactating women 18+ = || = 1000 mg = ||

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= __ Conclusion __ =

__Try to reach your daily Calcium Requirement__.
Calcium and vitamin "D" are __ crucial components of healthy bones __. If you want your bones to be strong in the future, you need to be sure that you __ reach the daily requirement of Calcium and vitamin "D" __ everyday.

In summary, __ take Calcium __ and __ Vitamin "D" __, __ do exercises __, and __ get a Bone Density Test __.
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