Osteoporosis is defined as a bone disorder caused by bone is lack of bone density.Bone density is expressed as grams of mineral per area or volume and in any given individual is determined by peak bone mass and amount of bone loss.Osteoporosis is a silent disease and usually noticed when a bone is broken. Half of women and a quarter of men older than 50 years old will break a bone due to osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is easily happened to people with some criteria getting older,being small and thin ,having a family history of osteoporosis,taking certain medicine,being a white or Asian woman,having osteopenia, which is low bone density.
The only way to prevent osteoporosis is to increase Calcium and Vitamin D intake and also don’t forget to excercise regularly .For addition, stay far from consuming salty foods too much because salt can act as a decomposer for calcium. Simple action can save our bones from osteoporosis.
Because so many people deal with Osteoporosis in Indonesia, we plan to hold a small but changing event. This event is held on Thursday,18th October 2012 at Puskesmas Binong. We will walk together and listened to physician(dr. Anyeliria Sutanto) talks about osteoporosis. Enjoy free meals and other surprise from our event,doorprizes and gifts are prepared. Contact person : Jimmy ( 0878 815 81888)
Source : http://consensus.nih.gov/2000/2000osteoporosis111html.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/osteoporosis.html
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