{"id":16255,"date":"2026-10-20T11:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T05:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=16255"},"modified":"2026-10-20T13:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:41:22","slug":"osteoporosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/osteoporosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Osteoporosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Osteoporosis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osteoporosis is commonly associated with aging and postmenopausal women, but bone-health concerns are increasingly being noticed among younger adults in clinical practice. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Osteoporosis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a disease in which your <\/span><b>bones become weak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are<\/span><b> likely to fracture (break).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Osteoporosis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">means <\/span><b>\u201cporous bone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d Viewed under a microscope, a <\/span><b>healthy bone looks like a honeycomb.<\/b> <b>When osteoporosis occurs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>holes and spaces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the honeycomb are much <\/span><b>larger than in healthy bone.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osteoporotic <\/span><b>bones have lost density or mass<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and contain <\/span><b>abnormal tissue structure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As <\/span><b>bones become less dense<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they <\/span><b>weaken <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and are more <\/span><b>likely to break<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (bone <\/span><b>fractures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fractures can occur in any bone but happen most <\/span><b>often in bones of the hip, vertebrae in the spine, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>wrist<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What Causes Osteoporosis?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your bones are made of living tissue. To keep them strong, your body breaks down old bone and replaces it with new bone.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osteoporosis develops when <\/span><b>more bone is broken down than replaced.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You <\/span><b>lose bone mass,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and changes happen in the structure of your bone tissue. This can <\/span><b>happen as you get older.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the<\/span><b> common risk factors <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for developing osteoporosis include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are <\/span><b>female<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Over the age of 50<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are of <\/span><b>white or Asian descent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a <\/span><b>family history<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of osteoporosis, especially if your mother or father fractured a hip<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have <\/span><b>low body weight<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have l<\/span><b>ow levels of sex hormones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (low estrogen in women, low testosterone in men)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have <\/span><b>too much thyroid hormone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (hyperthyroidism)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are<\/span><b> chronically on certain medications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as steroids<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Osteoporosis <\/b><b>Symptoms<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is called a \u201c<\/span><b>silent\u201d disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because it doesn\u2019t usually cause symptoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although most people are<\/span><b> not aware<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that they may have osteoporosis <\/span><b>until they experience a fracture,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> there are some <\/span><b>signs and symptoms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you may experience in <\/span><b>later stages of the condition. They include:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Back pain <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(in the presence of vertebral compression fracture)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Loss of height over time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (this will be gradual)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>A stooped posture<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Low-impact bone fracture<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Osteoporosis <\/b><b>Treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatment for osteoporosis may involve:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making<\/span><b> lifestyle changes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as changing your diet and exercise routine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking <\/span><b>calcium and vitamin D supplements<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using medicines to strengthen bones.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/health\/living-healthy\/osteoporosis-is-showing-up-earlier-than-ever-expert-on-how-young-adults-can-prevent-it-12206379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>NDTV<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osteoporosis is a disease in which your bones become weak and are likely to fracture (break). 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