Lack of what in the body causees osteoporosis?
Answers:
Minerals, mainly calcium.
From a website:
Minerals from food intake (eg, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus) are transported from the digestive system via the blood and absorbed (taken up) by the bones. The rate at which they are absorbed is regulated by hormones (estrogens).
When there is already a lack of hormones in the body, these minerals "leak out" of the cells back into the bloodstream. The result is that the bone may start to become porous (full of holes), and waste away.
Women with lowered estrogen levels may have an increased risk of developing Osteoporosis. This may occur as the result of a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) where the ovaries have also been removed, or as part of the normal aging process.
The disease can also develop as a result of disorders where there is excess production of adrenal or thyroid hormones.
mainly calcium
Calcium
Calcium. Ask your doctor for Fosamax. It reverses bone loss.
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