October 20 is World Osteoporosis Day . The theme of 2022 World Osteoporosis Day is: Step Up For Bone Health. In combination with the prevalence characteristics of osteoporosis in my country, the Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Salt Disease Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and the Health Communication Branch of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association jointly released the 2022 World Osteoporosis Day Chinese theme "Consolidate your life and win the fight against fractures" on September 29 this year, advocating the public to pay attention to bone health throughout the life cycle.
What is Osteoporosis ?
Have you ever encountered this in life: if you sneeze, your waist will be broken, or if your bones accidentally get cracked when you knock it. If these conditions occur, you should pay attention, which may be caused by osteoporosis.
Sichuan Disease Control and Prevention Reminder: Osteoporosis is not the "patent" of the elderly. Many middle-aged and young people have become high-risk groups for osteoporosis. It is recommended to pay attention to and monitor them from childhood.
What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a systemic bone disease. is characterized by a decrease in bone mass and damage to the microstructure of the bone, which is manifested as an increase in bone brittleness, so the risk of fracture is greatly increased. Even if it is mild trauma or without trauma, it is also a chronic disease caused by multiple factors. usually has no special clinical manifestations before the fracture occurs.
Sichuan Disease Control prompts that causes osteoporosis, and the most important thing in is endocrine factors. estrogen has the function of promoting intestinal calcium absorption and inhibiting osteoclast activity. Female estrogen deficiency can cause osteoporosis, and male testosterone levels can cause osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is particularly common in postmenopausal women, while Premature ovarian failure causes osteoporosis to occur early. After menopause , estrogen levels in women drop rapidly. Lean-type women are more prone to osteoporosis and fractures, which is the result of the conversion of androgens to estrogen in the latter's adipose tissue.
How to prevent osteoporosis? Sichuan Disease Control Advice -
First, increase calcium intake. calcium supplementation is the first choice for milk and dairy products. Drink 300-500ml of milk every day. Other foods rich in calcium include shrimp skin, sesame paste, kelp, seaweed, green leafy vegetables, etc.; at the same time, you should also pay attention to appropriate sunbathing and supplement vitamin D to promote calcium absorption and synthesis of collagen.
second is sufficient protein intake. Middle-aged and elderly people should ensure that they meet the body's protein and nutritional needs and consume sufficient food protein . Eggs, lean meat, milk, soybeans and fish and shrimp are all high-protein foods and should be reasonably matched to ensure supply.
Third, do not smoke or drink less. studies have shown that harmful substances and toxins in alcohol and tobacco can cause osteoblast poisoning and destruction, resulting in reduced bone mass and induce osteoporosis.
Fourth, actively participate in appropriate exercises. In adulthood, various types of exercise help maintain bone mass . People who lack exercise for a long time will reduce bone mass quite rapidly when they are old, and the risk of severe osteoporosis or even spontaneous fractures is much greater than that of people who exercise regularly. We should develop the habit of loving exercise from adolescence. When we reach the age of old age, we should still arrange appropriate exercise and exercise activities according to our physical condition, at least 3 days a week, which will help prevent osteoporosis and reduce the occurrence of severe osteoporosis.
How to treat it if osteoporosis has occurred?
Sichuan disease control experts remind that effective drug treatment of can prevent and treat osteoporosis. Residents need to go to regular hospitals and take medication as prescribed by doctors. Encourage patients with osteoporosis to move as much as possible to ensure sufficient intake of calcium, vitamin D, vitamin C and protein, and try to minimize the chance of falling in patients with osteoporosis.
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