Osteoporosis

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Leaving Certificate Home Economics Mindmap am Osteoporosis, erstellt von Dani O'Rourke am 09/10/2013.
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Osteoporosis
  1. Risk Factors
    1. Gender

      Anmerkungen:

      • Females are more susceptible to bone disease
      1. Age

        Anmerkungen:

        • Post-Menopausal women are more at risk due to estrogen no longer being produced. Estrogen protects bones.
        1. Hereditary
          1. Weight
            1. Diet
              1. Exercise
              2. A disease which causes brittle, thin & porous bones
                1. How to Reduce RIsk
                  1. Increase calcium and Vitamin D intake
                    1. Balance protein intake
                      1. Reduce salt and caffeine intake
                        1. Increase weight-bearing exercises, such as walking
                          1. HRT
                            1. Fish oils help to preserve bone mass
                            2. Symptoms
                              1. Fragile, brittle bones
                                1. Bone fractures, particularly hip, wrist & spine
                                  1. Curved/humped back, rounded shoulders
                                    1. Neck & Back pain
                                      1. Loss in height
                                        1. Medical evidence of loss in bone mass
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