In eight pages this paper examines the preventive aspects of soy that can be used in treating the osteoporosis that more than ten million Americans suffer the effects of. Twelve sources are cited in the bibliography.
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prevention and treatment of both these conditions. This paper reports the results of the studies and explains what elements in soy are credited with preventing other diseases. Bibliography lists 12
sources. PGsoyost.rtf SOY AND OSTEOPOROSIS , November, 2001 properly! Osteoporosis is a disease that
affects at least 10 million Americans. Osteoporosis causes as loss of bone mass and strength. It can affect both men and women but 80 percent of osteoporosis patients are women.
Literally, the word means porous bone. A related disease is osteopenia, or abnormally low bone density. The 18 million people who have osteopenia are at high risk for developing osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a major cause factor in about 1.5 million bone fractions each year (Burke, 2001). Throughout a persons life, their bones are constantly being broken down and then
rebuilt. This happens through a process called remodeling. Osteoclasts are the cells that break down the bones and osteoblasts are the cells that remodel it. When bones get broken down
through cell activity, calcium and other minerals that are stored in the bones are released into the blood stream. Some of the calcium is used in other parts of the
body but most of it is used to build up, or remodel the bones (Burke, 2001). Bone mass is influenced by a number of factors that
include estrogen, nutrition, metabolism, and exercise. Estrogen actually stimulates osteoblasts and suppresses osteoclasts. Physical activity stimulates the growth of bone from the tension of weight bearing and the pull of
the muscle on the bone. If a person takes in enough calcium and vitamin D throughout their lives, they will suffer little or no bone loss (Burke, 2001).