October 20th every year is World Osteoporosis Day. Osteoporosis is not just for the elderly. According to the survey, 32.9% of Chinese people aged 40-49 have low bone density, and 46.4% of people over 50 years old have low bone density. These people are potential osteoporosis patients. What are the serious consequences of osteoporosis? How to prevent it? Many people say that calcium supplementation can strengthen bones. This is probably a misunderstanding. So what are the other major misunderstandings that you need to know?
Myth 1: Drinking bone soup can prevent osteoporosis. It turns out there is much more calcium in the same bowl of milk than in a bowl of bone broth. For older adults, bone broth dissolves large amounts of fat in the bones, and regular consumption may cause other health problems. Pay attention to the diversity of your diet, eat less greasy food, stick to drinking milk, and avoid eating too much protein and caffeine.
Myth 2: Young people do not have osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is not just for the elderly. If you do not exercise when you are young, are often picky eaters or skip meals, and have an unbalanced diet, resulting in reduced calcium intake in the diet. Being skinny, not giving up bad habits, and not reaching the ideal peak bone mass and quality will give osteoporosis a chance to invade young people, especially young women. Therefore, osteoporosis prevention should start as early as possible so that ideal peak bone mass can be achieved at a young age.
Myth 3: Treatment of osteoporosis is equivalent to calcium supplementation. Simply put, osteoporosis is caused by abnormal bone metabolism (osteoclasts are more active than osteoblasts in humans, and the rate of bone resorption exceeds the rate of bone formation). Therefore, the treatment of osteoporosis is not a simple calcium supplement, but a comprehensive therapy to improve bone mass, enhance bone strength and prevent fractures. Patients should go to regular hospitals for diagnosis and treatment.