• Archana Shukla

Osteoporosis is a disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced, leading to weakness of the skeleton and increased risk of fracture, particularly of the spine, hip and wrist. Osteoporosis is a global public health problem which currently affects approximately one in three women and one in five men, and is increasing in significance as the population of the world both grows in size and is living longer. Bone loss doesn’t have any symptoms, and often the first sign of having osteoporosis is a fracture. For all these reasons, osteoporosis is often referred to as the "silent epidemic".Skeletal system in our body comprises of 206 bones which give a structure to our body and therefore keeping this fit, healthy and strong is of foremost importance. In men after the age of 60 yrs., bone health usually starts deteriorating which we call as osteoporosis or osteopenia. Osteopenia is the first stage of demineralisation of bones and if not corrected in time can lead to osteoporosis. Demineralisation is the process wherein calcium from the bones starts reducing leading to brittle and fragile bones causing easy breakage. In case of women, demineralisation occurs at faster rate after menopause i.e. after the age of 45. In studies among adults, one three-year study in healthy young women aged 30-42 years showed that enriching the diet with dairy foods prevented bone loss in the spine, compared with control subjects who did not increase their dietary calcium intake. So for women early measures to maintain bone health is very important aspect.

Low Bone, Osteoporosis, Hormone levels, Protein, Vitamin D

"LOW BONE DENSITY OSTEOPOROSIS: AN ALARM AT 40+", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.231-241, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903B36.pdf

"LOW BONE DENSITY OSTEOPOROSIS: AN ALARM AT 40+", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp231-241, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903B36.pdf