Osteoporosis Risk Factors

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Osteoporosis Risk Factors
If you have faced any of the following you may be at risk.

1. Have either of your parents been diagnosed with Osteoporosis or broken a hip after a minor bump or fall?

2. Have you broken a bone after a minor bump or fall?
3. Have you taken corticosteroid tablets (cortisone, prednisone, etc) for more than 3 months?
4. Have you lost more than 3 cms. (just over 1 inch) in height?
5. Do you regularly drink alcohol in excess of safe drinking limits?
6. Do you smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day?
7. Do you suffer frequently from diarrhea (caused by problems such as celiac disease or Crohn's deisease)?
   For women:
   
8. Did you undergo menopause before the age of 45?
9. Have your periods stopped for 12 months or more other than pregnancy or menopause? For men:
10. Have you ever suffered from impotency, lack of libido or other symptoms related to low testosterone levels?

How much calcium do you get from the following: Vegetables and Fruits:

Nuts : Calcium Mg per 100 g

Cauliflower	- 140 mg
Betroot	- 200 mg
Dates (Khajoor)	- 70 mg
Fenugreek (methi)	- 470 mg
Cabbage	- 80 mg
Oranges	- 50 mg
Spinach (palak)	-60 mg
Figs (anjeer)	-60 mg
Raisins	-100 mg
Lady Fingers	- 90 mg
Grapes (blue)	-30 mg
Apple	-10 mg
Banana	- 10 mg
Papaya	-10 mg
- Calcium Mg per 100 g	Groundnuts	-50 mg
Almonds	-230mg
Pistachio (pista)	-140mg

Cereals and Pulses Bajra -- 50mg Ragi --330mg Wheat flour, whole -- 50mg Wheat flour, -- 20mg Blackgram dal(urad dal) --200mg Rice(raw or parboiled) -- 10mg Rice (flakes or puffed) -- 20 mg Soyabean --240 mg Dal --160 mg Blackgram dal(urad dal) --200 mg Dairy Products Milk, cow's --120mg Milk,buffalo's --210 mg Curds,from cow's milk --120mg Cheese -- 790mg Milk powder,skimmed --1370mg Milk powder,whole --910 mg What are the dietary sources of Vit D? Egg yolk 50 Liver (chicken) 70 Cheese 12-15 Milk 0.3-4 Butter 35 The normal adult is presumed to obtain sufficient Vit D from exposure to sunlight and the incidental ingestion of amounts in foods.

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