{"id":19053,"date":"2016-10-08T11:26:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T05:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/?p=19053"},"modified":"2018-07-21T17:44:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T12:14:29","slug":"osteoporosis-in-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/osteoporosis-in-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know about Osteoporosis in Men?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19054 size-full\" title=\"Did You Know That Men Also Get Osteoporosis ?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1.-Osteoporosis.jpg\" alt=\" more than 50 million Indians are affected by osteoporosis every year\" width=\"630\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>THE MISCONCEPTION<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Most of the people believe that osteoporosis is a disease of women only. Also, many believe that it is a disease of the elderly.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>THE FACT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>-Osteoporosis affects both men and women.<\/p>\n<p>-Osteoporosis can strike at any age.<\/p>\n<p>-Women and men equally begin to lose bone mass in their mid-30s, after menopause women have faster bone loss.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>WHAT IS\u00a0OSTEOPOROSIS?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bone is composed of tissue and mineral. In osteoporosis, there is loss of both mineral and tissue. Osteoporosis weakens the bone and results in frequent fractures (breaks) in the bones.<\/p>\n<p>For adequate bone health, it is important to eat a diet rich in nutrients that help in building and maintaining healthy bones.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS IN MEN?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While the exact cause is not known, here are the risk factors:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong>: Although it can occur at any age, the risk increases with advancing age.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medicines<\/strong>:\u00a0Certain medications (heparin, anti-seizure medications, cancer medications and long-term use of oral steroids) increase risk of osteoporosis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hypogonadism<\/strong>: This is a condition where testosterone, the male sex hormone hits very low levels. It can be hereditary or induced by medicines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Sedentary Life<\/strong>: If you don\u2019t work them, you may end up losing them. This holds great truth in the context of bones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smoking And Alcohol Consumption<\/strong> increase the risk of osteoporosis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Calcium and Vitamin D Deficiency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Diabetes<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>ARE THERE ANY SYMPTOMS?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>-There are no symptoms in early stages.<\/p>\n<p>-Once bones are weakened, symptoms include:backache, loss of height over time, stooped posture, bone fracture that occurs easily.<\/p>\n<p>-Most common fracture sites are\u00a0<strong>wrist, spine, shoulder and hips<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>HOW IS\u00a0OSTEOPOROSIS\u00a0DETECTED?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Osteoporosis is detected by:<\/p>\n<p>Bone mineral density scan (X ray) called <strong>DEXA<\/strong> (Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) scan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blood tests<\/strong>: serum Vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase and testosterone levels.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>HOW CAN\u00a0OSTEOPOROSIS\u00a0BE PREVENTED?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1 .\u00a0<strong>Building strong bones<\/strong>\u00a0(bone mass)is the best defense against osteoporosis<\/p>\n<p>2 . All adults need <strong>1000-1200 mg of Calcium<\/strong> on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>3 . Encourage children to <strong>drink milk<\/strong> and <strong>play in the sun<\/strong> to ensure adequate calcium, vitamin D synthesis and exercise.<\/p>\n<p>4 . Take diet rich in<strong> protein and calcium<\/strong> along with calcium supplements.<\/p>\n<p>5 . Spend <strong>10-15 minutes in sun<\/strong> every day to help body produce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/generics\/vitamin-d-210954\">Vitamin D<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>6 .\u00a0<strong>Vitamin D<\/strong> is found in eggs, milk and oily fish.<\/p>\n<p>7 .\u00a0<strong>Exercise daily<\/strong> (30 minutes) to strengthen bones. Even those with osteoporosis \u00a0can benefit by regular exercise. Strength training exercises help in increasing bone mass.<\/p>\n<p>8 . Take <strong>stairs<\/strong> to strengthen bones and improve bone mass.<\/p>\n<p>9 .<strong> Give Up Smoking And Limit Drinking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>10 .\u00a0<strong>Attend To Injuries With Urgency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>So, make sure that you exercise regularly, spend time in the sun and have a diet rich in calcium and protein to strengthen your bones and prevent osteoporosis. Stay Healthy, Stay Happy with 1mg, a leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\">online pharmacy<\/a> in India!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1.-Osteoporosis.jpg\" alt=\"Did You Know That Men Also Get Osteoporosis ?\" width=\"630\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[389,390,146,149,173],"class_list":["post-19053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-a-z","tag-bone","tag-joint-muscle-care","tag-joint-pains","tag-mens-health","tag-pain-analgesics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Did You Know about Osteoporosis in Men? - Tata 1mg Capsules<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Osteoporosis can occur to both male and female. 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