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Osteoporosis is a bone disease that is caused by a loss of calcium and producing just to lose bone mass, weak bones and increase the risk of fractures. Osteoporosis is more common in women than in men because they have less bone mass, tend to live longer and take less calcium. It also influences a woman needs estrogen to maintain bone strength.

Once total bone mass has peaked-around age 35-all adults start to lose. In women, the rate of bone loss accelerates after menopause, when estrogen levels fall. Since the ovaries make estrogen, bone loss may occur faster if both ovaries are removed by surgery.

The incidence in women is higher with the arrival of menopause with it then accelerates calcium loss. Before menopause, women need daily, one serving of 1,000 milligrams of calcium, then it can stay in that amount if we are eating or increase estrogen grams in 5000 if we are not hormones.

This information is particularly interesting because scientific research is demonstrating that the ingestion of hormones may have consequences for cardiovascular health as the amount of calcium women need as they approach menopause is important. The most healthy and normal to ingest calcium is through food and, of course, the rich in this substance are dairy products: milk, yogurt, cheese … but not the only ones. Also nuts, beans, sardines and broccoli are rich in calcium.

A person may have osteoporosis and not know it until a fracture occurs, is a chronic pain in the lower back or begins to form a ‘hump’ on top of it. Therefore, the best treatment for osteoporosis is prevention: exercise, intake of at least 1,000 mg of calcium daily, and leave the snuff can delay the onset of the disease.

But in addition to prevention must talk about risk factors among which are: an advanced menopause (before age 48 years), surgery to remove ovaries before menopause, low calcium through food, sedentary lifestyle, osteoporosis family, snuff and alcohol excess, or hyperthyroidism. The skin is usually too white, too, indicate a possible osteopororisis.