Osteoporosis in Young Adults

Osteoporosis, a situation that weakens the bones making them susceptible to breaking has for a long time been familiar among post-menopausal women (due to decreased estrogen levels). Losing bone is part of the ageing procedure but some people journey bone loss faster than others. Today however, the bone disease influences folks of all ages now predominant amongst young teenagers and younger adults. it is associated to the current consuming habits of this young adults who often have interaction in clean eating (dieting and slicing out on whole foods in their diets). A survey performed by the National Osteoporosis Society showed that almost seventy percent of young adults aged 18-35 years have been or are currently dieting. The trend is often associated with most celebrity high-end lifestyles the young adults tend to mimic oblivious of the damage it brings to the body. Diet in early adulthood is so critical to the development of healthy bones such that by the time the young adults reach their late twenties it’s too late to reverse the damage caused by the nutrient defiencies and poor diet. The adults are often prone to broken bones also known as fractures caused by osteoporosis which is painful and takes a long time to recover from. Good bone health is developed in early adulthood i.e. before the age of 25 and diet plays a crucial role in protecting the health of bones in one’s latter days (Clunie, et.al. 75). other factors that increase the risk of developing osteoporosis include: prolonged use of corticosteroids (high doses), family histories of the bone disease, medical conditions such as inflammation, malabsorption problems and other hormone-related conditions and low body mass index.Works citedAbramovitz, Melissa. Osteoporosis. Detroit, MI: Lucent Books, 2011. Clunie, Gavin P. R, and Richard W. Keen. Osteoporosis. S.l: s.n., 2014. Internet resourcehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/12/clean-eating-ticking-timebomb-puts-young-risk-fractures/