Osteoporosis or bone fragility was seriously affected. Imagine, just falling slipping on the floor can make a broken pelvic bone and cause paralysis. Not to mention the risk of pain in all parts of the body.
The first thing to realize Dewie Darmawan (53) against interference with the bone is pain and stiffness are more frequently suffered. It happened eight years ago.
"At first I did not realize that the stiffness of the joints are also often experienced pain caused by bone loss I started," he explained.
According to doctors who examined, one of the risk factors that caused him to suffer osteopeni is due to premature menopause due to womb removed because of bleeding in the year 1997 is going through.
"Once diagnosed osteopeni I was asked to take calcium and estrogen to prevent osteoporosis," he explained.
Periodically Dewie osteoporosis also do gymnastics and weight training twice a week. "If I'm lazy to exercise the body back stiff and painful back," said a woman who had suffered osteopeni for 8 years.
Osteoporosis or bone loss is a natural process in women especially after menopause. "The disease is characterized by decreased bone mass density so that the bones become thin, brittle, and easily cracked or broken," said dr.Siti Nuhonni Annisa, SpRM, in educating the media event titled Targeting Osteoporosis Women's Productive Age, held by Fonterra Brands Indonesia in Jakarta some time ago.
In people who are less intake of calcium from the young, said Nuhonni explained, the higher the risk of osteoporosis after the age of 65 years. Similarly, people who were thin, had a family history her mother had suffered a fracture due to osteoporosis, stop menstruation in a long time, premature menopause, or corticosteroid drug use more than six months.
This is exacerbated by life style to avoid sunlight for fear of being black, do not drink milk, and less mobile. Cigarettes, coffee, foods high in salt and alcohol also increases the risk of osteoporosis.
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Osteoporosis, said Nuhonni, often called the silent disease because of the absence of symptoms, both while still osteopeni (thinning) or after osteoporosis (porous).
"The process of bone fragility is often not realized. If there is fractured bone just felt as pain and disappear after 4-6 weeks. Moreover, a high pain threshold of Indonesia. Osteoporosis is only realized if there are broken bones," said medical rehabilitation experts from the Faculty of medicine / RSCM this .
Osteoporosis is a degenerative disease, practically every post-menopausal women at risk of suffering from this disease though not impossible for those who are young are also affected by lifestyle is wrong.
In the analysis performed bone density in Asia Fonterra Brands Indonesia revealed that women possess the highest risk level in Asia, which ranged in age 25-65 years, "said Vienno Monintja, category marketing director of Fonterra Brands, in the same occasion.
Analysis results are in line with international data Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) in 2009 which mentions the average calcium intake of Asians are still low, at only 450 mg of 1,300 mg are needed every day.
In addition, the large number of elderly residents also gave concerns the problem of osteoporosis in 2050. In 2005 the number of elderly people there are 17 million people Indonesia. It is estimated that by 2050 the number of elderly people increased to 70 million people.
Therefore, it can be estimated how many elderly people who will experience fractures. This will lead to social and economic burden for society.
Inadequate calcium, however, osteoporosis can be prevented. The best prevention is to "save" bone mass early on, when the fetus in the womb, under-fives, as well as growth in childhood and adolescence.
According dr.Fiastuti Witjaksono, Sp.GK, saving bone calcium which requires not only adequate but also proteins. "In the bone mass also contained a protein that is typical of osteocalcin. Lack of protein also causes brittle bones," he said.
Nevertheless diasup protein should be no more than 10-15 percent of total calories. "Excess protein will be excreted from the body and he will pull calcium," he said.
Meanwhile, the best sources of calcium are milk according Fiastuti because it is more easily absorbed by the intestine. The need of calcium for adults of 1,000 mg per day. Calcium is also found in green vegetables like broccoli and beans, as well as citrus fruits, bananas, papaya, kiwi, and avocado, as well as anchovies.
To maintain bone density, physical exercise that right, orderly and measured is critical. 'With the move we also benefit to the muscles because the muscles attached to the bone then the bone, too healthy, "said dr.Ade Tobing, Sp.KO.
Pressure and pull at the time you exercise will also activate osteoblasts so that bone density the better. The more active and the more we pay attention to bone health, the higher the peak bone mass is achieved.
Source: kompas.com
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