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Osteoporosis Osteoporosis:
- Obesity causes one more disease known as osteoporosis. It is
common mostly in women. A detailed description of this disease
enables one to understand the damage it can cause.
We tend to think that the bone is a solid stony mass but it is
not so a cavity. This cavity holds minerals, mostly calcium and
phosphated & protein rich fibrous communicative tissues that
keep changing. Bones keep on breaking down in minute amounts and
are replaced constantly. This function in known as remodeling.
This remodeling process helps in maintaining strong bones. Between
the age of 35 to 40, there is a steady loss of bone, (around 4
percent in a year) especially in women, though there is enormous
remodeling. This loss steadily continues till menopause, bone
remodeling required calcium & other nutrients that are stored
in the cavity. Since the body needs calcium for other activities,
it tends to restore the calcium from the bones thus the calcium
level in the blood drops too low. As a result the bones become
porous with a spongy appearance. This condition is known as osteoporosis.
Coffee, tea and other beverages & drugs containing caffeine
speed up the excretion of calcium & other minerals. In case
of obese people, the tendency to consume caffeine in all forms
other than coffee, tea (analgesics, soft drinks etc) plays a major
role for this condition besides lack of exercise & manual
labour. As one grows old, it is a wise thing to avoid these unnecessary
evils.
Stroke: - An obese persons also risks stokes when he happens
to fall, especially if he has crossed the age of forty. During
a fall the blood supply to the brain is deprived after the initial
rush of the blood. The sudden rushing and draining our of the
blood damage the arteries supplying blood to the tissues &
cells of the brain this in turn, causes rupture & seepage
of blood, resulting in cerebral hemorrhage. The function of the
nerves gets obstructed. This results in paralysis of the limbs,
at such times even the pressure of the blood pumped by the heart
suddenly rises. The impact of the raised blood pressure some times
results in heart attacks too.
Piles: - People who are overweight suffer from one more irksome
problem piles. Constipation is a favorable condition to cause
piles among over weight persons. This is more so with those cause
piles among overweight persons. This is more so with those overweight
persons who use the western type of toilets instead of squatting
position. Sitting for long periods increases piles.
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