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Is lack of vitamin D and sunshine common causes for osteoporosis?
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∙ 9y ago
No. Osteoporosis is the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over time, not the lack or abundance of sunlight. Even though vitamin D is important for people over the age of 50, sunlight doesn't support enough development of it through the skin to be a a viable source.
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The main reason osteoporosis is most common in elderly women is their lack of?
Calcium and Vitamin D, since you need one to absorb the other.
A disease of the skeletal system that causes bones to become weak or to break easily is called?
Osteoporosis is the most common one, but there are others.
How to lose bone thickness?
A common reason in females is decreasing levels of estrogen. Vitamin D is essential for bone health and exercise helps keep the calcium in the bones. Men can also hace osteoporosis but it is not as common as females.
Is osteoporosis a common result of hyperthyroidism?
Yes, osteoporosis is often a result of hyperthyroidism.
What disease is caused by the loss of bone calcium?
Calcium does much for the body, but the common answer for that is osteoporosis
What is the deficiency disease of vitamin b?
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that presents as decreased bone density and alteration of proteins in the bone. This causes a much increased risk of bone fractures. There are three classifications of the disease: Postmenopausal osteoporosis (primary type 1) which occurs in women after menopause, senile osteoporosis (primary type 2) which occurs in both males and females over the age of around 75, and secondary osteoporosis which can occur in males and females of any age.
Osteoporosis is associated with?
osteoporosis can be defined as a type of disease which is characterized by low bone mass and deteriorates the bone tissues makes them useless or weaker to support the body. It causes increased bone fragility and risk of fracture at large scale , particularly of the hip, spine and wrist etc as they are the important bones of the person for working. The answer is: a calcium deficiency.
What are the diseases related to nutritional and diet causes?
Scurvy - Vitamin C deficiency. Most common in sailors in the 18th century.
What can happen if you have hypocalcemia?
One common cause of hypocalcemia is low Vitamin D, frequently seen in areas of the country where sunshine is absent or rare. It can also be caused by thyroid dysfunction, or by renal failure.
What is the name of the vitamin A deficiency disease?
Rickets
What diseases are caused by lack of vitamin D?
Rickets, Hypovitaminosis D
Is vitamin C a very common Vitamin?
Vitamin C is very common, in that it is found in all fresh fruits and vegetables.
