Can drinking bone broth prevent osteoporosis?
Many people know that this is not true, because after cooking bones in the pressure cooker, calcium does not dissolve inside the soup, but rather a large amount of fat dissolves, and generally the calcium content of bone broth is similar to that in water. If you want to use bone broth for calcium, you can add a little vinegar inside the soup, which can dissolve a little more calcium.
Osteoporosis is a disease of the elderly, not related to young people?
This is wrong. There are three types of osteoporosis, primary, secondary and idiopathic osteoporosis.
Primary osteoporosis mainly includes senile osteoporosis and postmenopausal osteoporosis. This type of osteoporosis is prevalent in the elderly and has nothing to do with young people.
Secondary osteoporosis is caused by various factors, such as long-term application of glucocorticoids, long-term alcohol consumption, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, myeloma, chronic kidney disease, long-term bed rest, etc. This type of osteoporosis can occur in people of all ages, not only in the elderly.
Idiopathic osteoporosis includes adolescent osteoporosis, young adult osteoporosis, adult osteoporosis, osteoporosis during pregnancy and lactation, and this type of osteoporosis is more common in young people.
Prevention of osteoporosis does not need to start at an early age?
This is also clearly wrong. The higher the bone density in adolescence, the less likely osteoporosis will occur in old age. Recent studies have proven that if you take 1200 mg or more of calcium a day at this time, you can deposit more calcium in your bones, so that your peak bone density rises higher and your chances of developing osteoporosis in old age can be reduced.
Bone brittleness in old age is a natural law, there is no need to intervene?
Bones with osteoporosis are very fragile and there are some minor movements that are often not perceived (i.e., no obvious history of trauma) but can cause fractures, such as coughing, sneezing, lifting heavy objects or holding a child hard, or even whistling hard? These minor fractures can have serious consequences for patients, greatly affecting their quality of life and even shortening their life expectancy. In addition to these, osteoporosis can also cause peripheral pain, shortening of height, hunchback, fragility fracture and restricted whistling, which affect the quality of life of patients. Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent peripheral pain and fracture through medication and lifestyle changes.
People can determine if they have osteoporosis based on their condition?
Many people mistakenly believe that if they feel well, they will not develop osteoporosis, which is not true. Detection of osteoporosis cannot be based on self-perception, because most patients with osteoporosis do not experience abnormal sensations or do not feel significant in the early to middle stages. By the time it is detected it is already a more serious condition. Early diagnosis relies on two-photon bone densitometry and quantitative CT examinations. The disease can be confirmed by X-ray examination after 10 years of disease duration.
Osteoporosis is all caused by calcium deficiency. Can it be cured by calcium supplementation alone?
Many patients think that calcium supplementation can prevent osteoporosis, which is not true. It is generally believed that the loss of bone calcium causes osteoporosis, but in fact, the loss of bone calcium is only one aspect that causes osteoporosis, other factors such as low sex hormones, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, excessive coffee and carbonated beverages, lack of physical activity, lack of calcium and vitamin D in the diet (low light or low intake), etc. can all cause osteoporosis. Secondly, calcium needs the assistance of vitamin D after intake into the body in order to be transported and absorbed. If patients with osteoporosis simply take calcium supplements, the amount that can be absorbed is very small and cannot fully compensate for the calcium loss in the body, so the phenomenon of osteoporosis worsening while taking calcium supplements occurs. Therefore, the treatment of osteoporosis should consist of control of one’s diet, treatment of other possible factors in the body, and osteoporosis medication.
As long as the intake of calcium is sufficient, the body will not be deficient in calcium?
No matter how much calcium you consume, the small intestine cannot absorb calcium without vitamin D. Human skin contains 7-dehydrocholesterol, which can only be converted into vitamin D3 after exposure to ultraviolet light, especially in infants, children and adolescent groups. Therefore, more exposure to sunlight can promote the synthesis of vitamin D3 and thus increase the absorption of calcium from the small intestine. As glass, clothes, dust, smoke, etc. can obstruct the passage of ultraviolet light, therefore, sunbathing should try to make direct contact between the skin and sunlight, not through the glass “sunbathing”, only in this way, can receive good results. In addition, the intake of cod liver oil, egg yolk, milk, etc. to supplement vitamin D.
Because osteoporosis is prone to fracture, patients should be quiet rather than moving?
Some patients with osteoporosis feel that the disease is prone to fractures and are afraid to exercise more, which can easily lead to “disuse osteoporosis” and accelerate the process of osteoporosis. Exercise can strengthen the muscles and bones, improve the blood circulation of the bones, and enhance bone density. Especially when exercising outdoors in the sun, it can increase the synthesis and absorption of vitamin D, which is conducive to the absorption and utilization of calcium in the body.
Calcium is a nutrient for bones, more supplementation is not harmful?
If you overemphasize calcium supplementation, calcium intake is too high such as more than 4 grams per day and lasts too long, it may produce side effects, but affect health. The side effects may include
1, hypercalcemia: can appear tired, muscle weakness, drowsiness and forgetfulness and bone pain, and can make the incidence of urinary tract stones greatly increased.
2, iron and vitamins and other nutrients absorption disorders, excessive calcium supplementation can cause obvious iron deficiency and vitamin deficiency, resulting in the body’s metabolism and immune function to produce adverse effects:.
3, gastrointestinal side effects: when calcium in excess can produce a “rebound gastric acid excess” phenomenon, making the gastric mucosa congested and swollen, and even induce ulcers. In addition, excessive calcium supplementation is also very likely to constipation. Therefore, the application of calcium should also be under the guidance of a physician, according to their own actual situation, to avoid improper calcium supplementation damage to health.
Can’t you take calcium supplements if you have osteoporosis?
Osteomalacia and osteoporosis are twin bone diseases, and osteomalacia is not caused by calcium supplementation. After middle age, the human body is in a negative calcium balance (i.e., more loss than intake). Whenever calcium intake is insufficient, the body’s blood calcium self-stabilization system increases the secretion of parathyroid hormone, which dissolves bone calcium to replenish the blood calcium and maintain the original level of blood calcium. A person with normal calcium metabolism who is deficient in calcium for a few days or months for a short period of time does not suffer from lower blood calcium. However, if the body is chronically deficient in calcium and it is not corrected, it can cause a deviation in the stabilization system of blood calcium. Prolonged stimulation of the parathyroid glands by calcium deficiency results in a continuous overproduction of thyroxine, causing the parathyroid glands to gradually enter a hyperactive state, which in turn results in a paradoxical decrease in bone calcium and an increase in blood and soft tissue calcium levels. High blood calcium stimulates increased calcitonin secretion and promotes osteogenesis, which is the hormonal basis for the coexistence of osteoporosis and osteomalacia. Osteomalacia is simply a compensatory response of the body to osteoporosis, and the new bone formed by the body with this compensatory effect is far from replacing the large amount of old bone lost. The root cause of osteomalacia is calcium deficiency, which is caused by the ectopic deposition of calcium during the compensatory process of the body after osteoporosis. Calcium supplementation can correct the calcium deficiency of the body, thus partially correcting this abnormal process and reducing the formation of “bone spurs”, or even making the formed “bone spurs” smaller. Therefore, patients with osteophytes still need calcium supplementation.