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Osteoporosis among Sri Lankan women – By Dr harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com Women are far more likely than men to develop osteoporosis — a condition of weak and fragile bones that make you prone to fractures: Of the 10 million For Americans with osteoporosis, 80 percent are women. High salt intake is a risk factor for osteoporosis because excess dietary sodium promotes urinary calcium loss, leading to calcium loss from bone and therefore decreased bone density. Joel Fuhrman According to the research work done by Sisira Siribaddana and Sarath Lekamwasm in 2004, in Sri Lanka, the median age, which was 25 in the year 1991, is expected to rise to 45 by the year 2041, and half of the population will be over 45 years and vulnerable to osteoporosis. We describe 2 large epidemiological studies done in Sri Lanka. The first one, Galle Prospective Osteoporosis Survey, in its initial phase, ...

Osteoporosis-who gets it?-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Website:www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: Osteoporosis means porous bones. “Kids must play outdoor in the sun to achieve strong bones for life” Our weight bearing bones seem to grow till you are 30 years, then they begin to lose density. In a study of 1,642 postmenopausal women in Sri Lanka had an estimated prevalence of 45% having osteoporosis. In men it drops to about 6%. The difference can be explained by the fact that men work outdoor and their bones gets strong, whilst most women mostly stay at home and is also affected by hormonal imbalance after menopause. Osteoporosis is estimated to affect 200 million women worldwide – approximately one-tenth of women aged 60, one-fifth of women aged 70, two-fifths of women aged 80 and two-thirds of women aged 90. This is a condition where most of the weight bearing bones become weak and brittle. The body has ...