Contents:
- Medical Video: 10 Worst Foods to Eat That's Bad for Your Bones (Osteoporosis) - Dr. Alan Mandell, D.C.
- What causes osteoporosis?
- How can sugar cause porous bones?
- Sugar consumption lowers the levels of vitamins and minerals in the body
- Sugar affects body pH
- Sugar affects the absorption of magnesium in the body
Medical Video: 10 Worst Foods to Eat That's Bad for Your Bones (Osteoporosis) - Dr. Alan Mandell, D.C.
Osteoporosis is a disease related to bone health and is identical in people who are elderly. But did you know that people who are still relatively young can also get osteoporosis,
What causes osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is one of the most common diseases in the elderly and is often referred to as silent disease because it shows no specific symptoms and signs. WHO states that currently there are around 200 million people who have osteoporosis in the world. It is estimated that by 2050, the incidence of broken hip will increase 2 times in women and 3 times in men. According to the WHO report, the impact of osteoporosis causes fractures that might cause lifelong disability and even death.
Based on data from the International Osteoporosis Foundation, 1 in 4 women aged 50-80 years in Indonesia are at risk of osteoporosis. Actually, women have a risk of osteoporosis 4 times greater than men. But that does not mean men are not at risk for osteoporosis
This disease can occur due to a disruption in bone metabolism and many things that cause the disorder can occur. In healthy people, there are two types of bone cells in the bone, namely the building cell (osteoblasts) and the disassembling cell (osteoclasts). Builder cells or osteoblasts function to build and strengthen bones and vice versa, disassembly cells that are responsible for eroding bones and performing bone repair with osteoblasts. These two cells maintain bone density and health by working alternately and helping each other. But when there is a disruption of bone metabolism, osteoclasts work more and are dominant compared to osteoblasts, so the bones become eroded continuously. This makes brittle bones and then causes osteoporosis. The bones most commonly affected by osteoporosis are the spine, pelvis and wrist.
How can sugar cause porous bones?
Sugar is a type of simple carbohydrate that has a very high glycemic index. Sugar is very easily converted by the body into blood sugar. Therefore, consuming too much sugar can have a negative impact on health, one of which is bone health.
Sugar consumption lowers the levels of vitamins and minerals in the body
The impact that arises from consuming sugar is not as sweet as it tastes. Did you know if someone who consumes large amounts of sugar will experience a lack of various vitamins and minerals? Sugar does not have nutrients other than itself, and sweet foods or drinks usually do not have many nutrients that are good for the body and lack of vitamins and minerals. Therefore, people who like to eat sweet foods or even sugar at least 20% of their caloric needs in a day, are susceptible to a deficiency of around 20% of vitamins and minerals including calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D which play an important role in bone health. Calcium is used by the body to make bones solid and strong. When the body lacks calcium, nothing else can strengthen the bones so that it is easily porous and fragile.
Sugar affects body pH
When you consume too much sugar, your blood sugar will increase rapidly. This not only increases the risk of diabetes mellitus, but also affects the body's pH. Blood sugar levels that are too high can cause the body's pH to become acidic. Then the body will try to normalize pH by releasing calcium. While the largest calcium reserves are stored in bone, from the total amount of calcium in the body, 99% is found in bone. So that calcium is supposed to maintain bone health, decreases in number. Of course this can make bones become brittle and not strong and then osteoporosis. Consumption of sugar in excess of 20% of the recommended amount can eliminate a considerable amount of calcium in the bone.
Sugar affects the absorption of magnesium in the body
Not only decreases the amount of calcium reserves in the body, too much sugar consumption can also inhibit the storage of magnesium in the body. This causes the amount of magnesium in the body to decrease. In fact, magnesium is one of the minerals needed to maintain bone health. Without magnesium, the body cannot absorb and store calcium in the body, stimulates calcitonin, a hormone that absorbs calcium from the blood and is stored in bone tissue, converts vitamin D into provitamin D to absorb calcium, activate enzymes to form new bones, and regulate transport of calcium in the body.
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