Older women are susceptible to osteoporosis, and the disease often progresses silently until a fracture occurs (especially of the femoral neck and pelvis).

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Sometimes even after a minor injury, the consequences can be very serious.

Potential danger

Osteoporosis is a potential threat to the health of middle-aged women, it often occurs at the age of 45-50 and above. Around the age of menopause. In fact, in younger women (30-35 years old), the process of bone loss has also begun, but less severe until entering the age of menopause. In our country, many people still lack understanding of osteoporosis and how to prevent this disease, especially in women around the age of menopause and the elderly (both men and women over 60 years old).

Preventable

Osteoporosis is difficult and expensive to treat, so we need to encourage prevention by building better bone mass from a young age.

In fact, osteoporosis prevention measures are quite simple and can be done by anyone. By ensuring the body is provided with an appropriate amount of calcium and vitamin D every day. To do this, it is necessary to maintain a balanced diet to provide enough calcium or take calcium supplements for the body. Having a regular exercise regimen and using hormone replacement therapy when necessary will help women be healthier after menopause. The time to start preventing calcium loss should be considered from a young age.

Strong bones make a beautiful figure

According to data from the Institute of Nutrition, the Vietnamese dietMaleCurrently, it does not meet the need to limit osteoporosis. The average calcium intake is 524mg/person/day, much lower than the average need of 800-1,000mg/person/day for adults. Although it does not cause death, osteoporosis reduces the quality of life and causes disability. With the above situation, the City Women's Union organized a seminar "Strong bones, keep a youthful figure" on July 29, 2007 at the Duxton Hotel (District 1) under the sponsorship of the brand Calcium Sandoz (Switzerland). The aim is to help women around menopause to be aware of the risks and ways to prevent osteoporosis,

During the seminar, Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong - President of the Ho Chi Minh City Association of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility introduced effective measures to prevent osteoporosis for women around menopause. Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong said that osteoporosis is often called a silent disease, because there are often no signs or symptoms that the patient has the disease and is usually only detected after a fracture. In cases of femoral neck fracture, only 30% of patients can reintegrate into their previous life to some extent. However, the risk of re-fracture in these patients is often very high, about 10-20% of patients die within the next 12 months after the fracture and those who survive will be disabled and dependent on others for the rest of their lives.

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