Low estrogen levels after menopause are thought to be the main reason why so many older
women develop osteoporosis.
Some women develop osteoporosis shortly after menopause, when their hormone levels drop sharply, perhaps upsetting that balance between bone creation and destruction.
Not exact matches
The authors of The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning say
women who have not breastfed are four times more likely to
develop osteoporosis later in life.
Women who breastfeed not only burn an extra 600 calories a day, but are less likely to
develop osteoporosis, and they lessen their risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer.
Reduced risk of postmenopausal
osteoporosis:
Women who have not breastfed are four times more likely to develop osteoporosis after menopause than women who have breas
Women who have not breastfed are four times more likely to
develop osteoporosis after menopause than
women who have breas
women who have breastfed.
The finding, published in tomorrow's New England Journal of Medicine, raises the possibility that genetic tests might be used to identify and help
women who may
develop fragile bones (
osteoporosis).
«Our findings offer a promising approach for
developing innovative therapies for inflammatory joint diseases as well as for treating
osteoporosis, which is often suffered by
women after the menopause.
The hormonal changes can cause hot flashes, depression, and, over time, contribute to
women's risk of
developing dementia and
osteoporosis.
To determine whether treatment with Osteolectin could reverse bone loss after the onset of
osteoporosis, the CRI research team used mice that had their ovaries removed to model the type of
osteoporosis that
develops in postmenopausal
women.
While
osteoporosis can
develop in both men and
women at different ages, it most frequently affects older
women who have gone through menopause (estrogen levels drop during menopause, and experts believe the hormone helps maintain bone density).
Some
women have greater risk of
developing osteoporosis than others.
Also, menopause increases a
woman's risk for
developing osteoporosis (significant bone loss) and some studies suggest that a proprietary extract of red clover isoflavones may slow bone loss and even boost bone mineral density in pre and peri-menopausal
women.
Bone mass begins to decline gradually with age, but
women are four times more likely than men to
develop osteoporosis.
More than half of Americans over the age of 50
develop osteoporosis, and it's four times more common in
women than men.
When it comes to bone health, if you're a
woman in your 20's or 30's, chances are you aren't thinking about
developing osteoporosis yet, but you should be.
Calcium supplements are often recommended for
women, especially those at risk of
developing osteopenia or
osteoporosis (dieters, perimenopausal and post-menopausal
women, and pregnant
women).
After reaching 50 years of age one - in - two
women will suffer from an
osteoporosis caused bone fracture, while one - in - eight men will
develop a bone fracture during their lifetime.
This promotes bone and cartilage development which helps slow or eliminate the process of
osteoporosis which
women can be very prone to
developing as they deal with bone loss as they age.
For instance
women who exert themselves too much are at risk of
developing osteoporosis, especially if they are finicky about their calorie intake too.
These dietary tips are encouraging to the 8 million American
women who are diagnosed with
osteoporosis and the approximately 24 million others who have a high risk of
developing it.
If you're in your teens, the of
women, that's really the time to start doing some weight bearing exercise can start off body with exercise, running, and as you get into your later teens, start incorporating heavier weights, and that's very important, because after 30 years the bone mineral density you have starts to trickle away, for men as well, but especially for
women because of the predisposition to
developing osteoporosis due to a loss of oestrogen with advancing age.
Women can
develop complications such as heart diseases and
osteoporosis after the menopause begins.
In addition,
women are at a higher risk of
developing osteoporosis due to smoking.
Women who breastfeed have a reduced risk for
developing osteoporosis, breast and ovarian cancers and type 2 diabetes, among other health benefits... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently advising mothers to protect infants against the swine flu outbreak by breastfeeding and states that one of the «best things» mothers can do for babies who become ill is to continue to breastfeed.