Osteoporosis: Strange Cause

Scientists have been struggling to identify clear risk factors for osteoporosis. Without knowing what causes it, how is it possible to cure it?

That’s why a new study in the Journal Archives of Osteoporosis is so important.

It identified a strange cause of osteoporosis that has nothing to do with calcium or other nutritional factors.

The scientists obtained information collected in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2011. There were 5,830 subjects in this study, all above age 50, all with body mass index values above 18.5, with underweight people excluded.

Bone mineral density scores were available for all subjects, and muscle and fat percentage scores were derived from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans.

When the scientists put all this information together, they were able to determine the effects that fat and muscle loss had on osteoporosis.

1. Both low muscle and low fat tissue increased the participants’ risk of osteoporosis by around 3.5 times.

2. Low fat mass was associated with a 61% increased risk of osteoporosis, independent of low muscle mass.

3. 21% of the normal-fat, 27% of the obese, and 31% of the low-fat participants had osteoporosis, showing low-fat to be a greater risk factor than obesity.

Therefore, both low muscle mass and low fat mass are osteoporosis risk factors, independently of each other. This means that we should maintain both our muscle and fat tissue as we age.

At the same time, it’s important to not be overweight or obese.

Why does fat seem to play a positive role in bone health while it is so damaging elsewhere?

Fat tissue produces several hormones, including adiponectin and leptin, which have been found to play a role in the breakdown of old bone and the formation of new bone.

A decrease in fat tissue can lead to a decrease in these hormones, which may, in turn, weaken our bones and lead to osteoporosis.

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