{"id":1764,"date":"2019-02-05T10:43:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T10:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/?p=1764"},"modified":"2025-02-04T13:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T13:22:10","slug":"factors-that-affect-bone-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/orthopedics\/factors-that-affect-bone-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Factors that affect Bone Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Calcium in diet<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">A diet low in calcium causes:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211; Reduced bone density<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211; Increased risk of fracture<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211; Early and steady bone loss<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Vitamin D<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211; Synthesized in the body exposed to adequate sunshine<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211; Aids in absorption and utilization of calcium<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Physical activity<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211; Improves and maintains bone mass<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211; Reduces risk of fractures<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"caps\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interactive Discussion on Bone Health and Osteoporosis | Dr Aravindan Selvaraj, Chief Ortho Surgeon\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cl04s0SB55A?start=3&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Substance abuse: Tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse, coffee<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211; Reduces bone mass<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8211; Increases <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/Centers_of_Excellence_and_Specialties\/Orthopaedics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">risk of fractures<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Gender<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Women (post menopausal) more at risk than men<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Bone weight starts reducing after 30 yrs of age<br \/>\n&#8211; Can and must be improved with physical exercise<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/risk-of-osteoporosis.jpg\" alt=\"Risk of osteoporosis\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/risk-of-osteoporosis.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/risk-of-osteoporosis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/risk-of-osteoporosis-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Genetic reasons<\/strong><br \/>\nYou are at higher risk of osteoporosis if you are<br \/>\n&#8211; White Caucasian or Asian by race<br \/>\n&#8211; Have a parent, sibling or close relative suffering from osteoporosis<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/orthopedics\/6-tips-to-prevent-osteoporosis\/\">6 Tips to Prevent Osteoporosis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Hormone levels<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Too much thyroid causes bone loss in both genders<br \/>\n&#8211; Lower testosterone in men can increase bone loss<br \/>\n&#8211; Lower estrogen in post-menopausal women can increase bone loss<\/p>\n<p><strong>Certain ailments<\/strong><br \/>\nPatients of the following conditions are at higher risk of bone loss<br \/>\n&#8211; Eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia<br \/>\n&#8211; Surgery of the stomach (gastrectomy) and weight-loss (bariatric surgery), hysterectomy<br \/>\n&#8211; Crohn\u2019s disease, Celiac\u2019s disease and Cushing disease<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bone-loss-higher-risks.jpg\" alt=\"Higher Risk of Bone Loss\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bone-loss-higher-risks.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bone-loss-higher-risks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bone-loss-higher-risks-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Certain medications<\/strong><br \/>\nLong-term usage of certain medicines can cause bone loss<br \/>\n&#8211; Cortico-steroidal drugs<br \/>\n&#8211; Drugs used to inhibit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/oncology\/breast-cancer-early-signs-diagnosis-and-treatment\/\">breast cancer<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Anti-seizure medicines<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reproductive Health<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Pregnant and lactating women suffering from any of the above factors<br \/>\n&#8211; Irregular periods during the reproductive age<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11735 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Factors-that-affect-humon-Bone-Health-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"What are the factors that affect bone health?\" width=\"839\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Factors-that-affect-humon-Bone-Health-scaled.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Factors-that-affect-humon-Bone-Health-98x300.jpg 98w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Factors-that-affect-humon-Bone-Health-336x1024.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Factors-that-affect-humon-Bone-Health-768x2344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Factors-that-affect-humon-Bone-Health-503x1536.jpg 503w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Factors-that-affect-humon-Bone-Health-671x2048.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kauvery Hospital is globally known for its multidisciplinary services at all its Centers of Excellence, and for its comprehensive, Avant-Grade technology, especially in diagnostics and remedial care in heart diseases, transplantation, vascular and neurosciences medicine. Located in the heart of Trichy (Tennur, Royal Road and Alexandria Road (Cantonment), Chennai, Hosur, Salem, Tirunelveli and Bengaluru, the hospital also renders adult and pediatric trauma care.<\/p>\n<p>Chennai \u2013 044 4000 6000 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Cantonment \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Heartcity \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Tennur \u2013 0431 4022555 \u2022 Maa Kauvery Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Kauvery Cancer Institute, Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Hosur \u2013 04344 272727 \u2022 Salem \u2013 0427 2677777 \u2022 Tirunelveli &#8211; 0462 4006000 \u2022 Bengaluru &#8211; 080 6801 6801<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calcium in diet A diet low in calcium causes: &#8211; Reduced bone density &#8211; Increased risk of fracture &#8211; Early and steady bone loss Vitamin D &#8211; Synthesized in the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2129,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-orthopedics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1764"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11738,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764\/revisions\/11738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}