Three myths about “bone” explained

  Nowadays, people’s nutrition level is increasing, but the incidence of osteoporosis is still high. Osteoporosis is a “silent thief”, mostly in the middle-aged and elderly, while in the young population, it is manifested by the use of age-altering drugs. “Most of the drugs used to change bone age are growth hormones, which are used to change bone age. The use of hormones is more harmful than beneficial.”  After the age of peak bone density, it is time to pay attention to bone replacement The survey shows that the average resident of China reaches his or her peak bone at the age of about 35. “This peak appears later, the age of bone decline will be later, and under the same conditions, you will have a later age of bone-related diseases such as osteoporosis. Each of us was born, the initial bone mass and bone density is increasing, but after a certain age will not increase, but gradually decrease with age. This peak is peak bone, which is when bone mass is at its peak, or in layman’s terms, when a person’s bones are at their strongest and healthiest.” At present, the age of peak bone density is getting earlier and earlier, the office population is the most obvious, which is related to a variety of factors that white-collar workers usually “nest” in the office building without seeing the sun, more driving instead of walking, drinking too much coffee leads to too little calcium absorption.  There are 70 million people suffering from osteoporosis in China, 20% of women and 14% of men are osteoporosis patients. 56% of people over 60 years of age have osteoporosis prevalence.  How to recognize osteoporosis? There are three common misconceptions.  1, drink bone soup ≠ long bones “Drinking bone soup can not prevent osteoporosis, and drinking more bone soup does not have any benefits for middle-aged and elderly people,” reminder: there is a lot of cholesterol and fat in bone soup, which will affect the absorption of calcium, “but children before the age of 16 should still drink more bone soup, to be able to promote brain development.”  2, calcium supplementation ≠ treatment of osteoporosis Osteoporosis is not a phenomenon unique to the elderly, nor can we rely on self-perception to discover osteoporosis, we should regularly go to a regular hospital for bone density examination, which helps to understand changes in bone density. For patients who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, they should go to a regular hospital early to receive comprehensive treatment from a specialist.  3, easy to fracture ≠ can’t exercise You can’t think that osteoporosis is prone to fracture and then don’t exercise, normal bone density and bone strength need constant exercise stimulation, physical exercise has a positive effect on preventing osteoporosis. You cannot think that your bones are normal after fracture surgery. Fracture surgery is only a treatment for localized lesions, while the risk of fracture of the whole body bones has not been changed.  Tai Chi practice can increase bone density For how to prevent osteoporosis “prevention trilogy”, the first thing to do is to adhere to the exercise, half an hour of activity in the sun every day is essential, for the elderly is recommended to adhere to an hour. The second is to supplement calcium, really can be absorbed is elemental calcium, “calcium must have vitamin D, it can play a role in connecting calcium and bone.” And the third is to pay attention to diet. Seafood and other food is very “sellable”, but the high protein in these foods can cause obstacles to the absorption of calcium in the body.  Prevention of osteoporosis, what is the real health food?  The first food is bean products. “Soy products, sesame seeds contain the highest amount of calcium, and vitamin D-rich deep-sea fish oil is also recommended.” A small recipe for calcium “growth”, “girls at the age of 11-13 years, boys at the age of 13-15 years more calcium, can grow 3-5 cm taller.”