Causes of osteoporosis

Experts identify different causes of osteoporosis. Probably because of this there are so many myths about what causes osteoporosis. The biggest misconception is that osteoporosis results in inadequate intake of calcium from food, because in fact, calcium intake in large quantities - it does not guarantee a normal level of calcium in the body. It is important to understand that osteoporosis - a disease in which broken calcium assimilation process of human bone tissue.

The most common causes of osteoporosis

• Age. In the elderly occur in the body changes due to age, and they are responsible for the reduction of bone mass. For 70 years the body loses up to 50% of bone mass.
• Hormonal changes. This reason applies to women and is associated with changes in their body during menopause. Osteoporosis menopause is developing rapidly - in the first two years of bone tissue lost 15% of its mass.
• Sedentary lifestyle. Experts call the cause of osteoporosis most common, as many of us are working on so-called "sedentary work". Still for a long time leads to bone loss.
• Deficiency of vitamin D.
• Bad habits. More precisely their toxic effect on the body as a whole.
• Other diseases. This list is very large, but it is possible to allocate the most common disease that can lead to osteoporosis, diabetes, endocrine disease, renal failure, rheumatism.
• Long-term use of drugs.

Remember that you must pay attention to all the signals of your body and in a timely manner to contact a specialist.