A link has been made between a diet high in animal protein and a loss in bone density in older women.
With osteoporosis your bones become fragile and brittle and so are easily broken. As more severe bone loss occurs, then even minor accidents can result in fractures, most frequently in the spine, wrist, hip and pelvis
POF occurs generally in women under 40 when the ovaries aren’t working properly and so few, or no, hormones are being produced by the body. Now a small study done in Scotland has found that young women with ovarian failure would benefit from taking natural bio-identical hormones.
At menopause bone density can drop rapidly. We take a look at these two conditions associated with bone loss, how they differ and what you can do to guard against them.
