Osteoporosis as we we know the communities in which bones become porous. Osteoporosis is a progressive condition in which bones become weak and are structurally more likely to fracture or break.

Normally, the body forms new bone tissue that is absorbed by the body to balance the amount of bone tissue is broken down in the body. This is a natural process that occurs in every human body. Throughout the early part of life, the amount of bone loss and the amount obtained remained balanced. Bone mass (size and thickness) increases during childhood and early adult life, reaching a maximum at age 20 to 25.

Menopause usually occurs in women ages 40′s or 50′s, dramatically increasing the speed of bone loss that causes osteoporosis in women than men tend to be higher. Osteoporosis occurs when the body is losing bone faster than it can form new bone. Over time, the imbalance between bone breakdown and formation cause decreased bone mass, so that fractures occur more easily.

Forty percent of women and twenty-five percent of men over age 50 will be affected by osteoporosis-related fractures in the elderly its remaining lifetime. More than 2 million fractures (broken bones) occurred in the United States each year and the bone disease osteoporosis can cause serious health problems.

A person affected by the disease osteoporosis need to exercise and get enough calcium and vitamin D to help keep your bones to stay strong. People with osteoporosis may also need to take medicine to cure the disease of osteoporosis, especially osteoporosis in the elderly.

Who is at risk of suffering from osteoporosis? According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), osteoporosis is a major public health threat for more than 44 million Americans or 55 percent of those who have aged 50 years or more. About 10 million people in the United States already has a history of osteoporosis and almost 34 million more have low bone mass, placing them at risk for osteoporosis. Eighty percent of those affected by osteoporosis are women.