Understanding Symptoms of Osteoporosis & Risks
What Causes Vitamin D & Calcium Deficiency Effecting Bone Loss
Oct 26, 2009
According to a Mayo Clinic article, the “risk of developing osteoporosis depends on how much bone mass you attained between ages 25 and 35...and how rapidly you lose it later.” The May Clinic online (undated) article, by the Mayo Clinic Staff, is titled, “Osteoporosis Symptoms.”
The Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice with hospital and clinic services in Rochester, Minnesota; Jacksonville, Florida; Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. Their mission is patient care, medical research, and education. The article states that the osteoporosis symptoms are:
- Severe or continuous back pain.
- Height loss with stooped posture.
- Fractures of back, wrists, hips, and other bones.
The article advises that there are no symptoms during the early stages of bone loss.
Symptoms of Low Vitamin D & Calcium Equals Bone Fracture
Bone health is dependent on the amount of calcium and other minerals bones retain and the amount of vitamin D in blood serum. The Mayo Clinic article lists three health factors that will help maintain bone health:
- Regular exercise routines such as aerobics.
- Eating and drinking products that will provide the body with adequate calcium amounts such as fish, milk, and foods with added calcium.
- Vitamin D from sun, supplements, and foods will help the body absorb calcium.
Osteoporosis & Chronic Pain Causes
A list of osteoporosis risks causing chronic pain is provided in the Mayo Clinic article. The unavoidable risks are:
- Women are more at risk for bone fracture than men.
- People of white, Southeast Asian, and African descent are most at risk.
- Family history of osteoporosis.
- People with small body frames are more at risk.
The avoidable and modifiable osteoporosis risks are:
- Use of tobacco products.
- Eating disorders.
- Long use of corticosteroid medications.
- Continued use of antidepressants.
- Continued use of heparin and methotrexate.
- Low calcium and vitamin D intake.
- Life-style with little exercise.
- Excess consumption of sodas.
- Chronic depression.
- Chronic alcoholism.
Rickets & Vitamin D Facts
According to a Science News article now published on the Farlex Free Library website, “Many U.S. women of childbearing age...lack sufficient vitamin D...deficiency exists when [there is insufficient] concentrations of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D in the blood serum...” The article is titled, “An Epidemic of Vitamin D Deficiency (Enough Isn’t Enough).” The article was published in the Science News, June 22, 2002 issue. The author is Harder B.
The race most at risk for vitamin D deficiency are “African Americans and African American multi-culture...having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa."
The Science News article warns that vitamin D in a mother’s blood is essential to “a newborn’s [adequate] quotient. Children with vitamin D deficiency can develop rickets. Some medical evidence exists that lack of vitamin D can make people susceptible to “...certain forms of cancer and diabetes,”
The Mayo clinic article lists osteoporosis symptoms, causes and risks. The importance of adequate vitamin D and calcium is stressed, especially between the ages of 25-35. The Science News article states that in the U.S. there is an “epidemic” of vitamin D deficiency, and in addition to contributing to osteoporosis, lack of vitamin D can trigger other serious diseases.
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