Osteoporosis: Causes and Nutritional Recommendations

Bone Metabolism Analysis
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Bone Metabolism Analysis
I would explain to Ms. Gonzalez that osteoporosis is a chronic metabolic bone disease characterized by rapid bone fractures. It causes bones to become weak and brittle. These fractures mainly occur in the hip and wrist. These bone fractures mostly happen when the development of new bone does not match up with a loss of old bone. The condition affects men and women of all races, but women who are past menopause are likely to be at high risk of disease (Sozen, Özışık, & Basaran, 2017).
Some of the micronutrients that form a good foundation of healthy bone homeostasis include: (a) phosphorous, which helps bone mineralization by stimulating reabsorption of phosphate from bone and helps in excretion of plasma in urine, (b) vitamin K, which helps in bone mineralization by containing two dependents proteins osteocalcin and matrix Gla protein which is essential in bone metabolism and homeostasis, (c) calcium which helps in bone formation through inhibiting osteoclasts process in the body, and (d) vitamin D which helps bone formation by initiating calcium absorptions from bones and activating pumping of calcium from bone into the bloodstreams (Themes IV Metabolism: Phosphorous Lecture Notes, n.d; Vitamin D and Calcium Lecture Notes, 2021).