Calgary, AB -- Sep 11, 2018 -- Smoking causes and exacerbates many health problems, including hindering bone health. Smoking lowers estrogen levels, which will create less dense bones in your body. Bone density is important to bone health. Smoking tobacco is a risk factor for osteoporosis and bone fracture.
Bone is an organ in the body that needs certain things in order to remain healthy. One of these essential items is calcium. Calcium allows bones to regenerate, which is constantly happening within the body. Therefore, bones need a lot of calcium to do this each and every day. Calcium is not the only thing bones need to replenish itself, it also needs Vitamin D. Without Vitamin D, bones are unable to absorb the calcium it needs to regenerate and there is a loss of bone mass.
Strong bone mass is the sign of healthy bones. As we age, our bones start to get thinner because bones break down faster than they can be regenerated. This is natural and does not normally lead to bone complications. But, if for smokers, this is when they will begin to see the major problems that smoking has affected ontheir bones.
Smoking reduces the amount of calcium that can be absorbed in the bones by hindering the job of Vitamin D. Smoking also lowers estrogen levels in the body, which again hinders how calcium is absorb in bones. When these two things happen, bones start to get brittle putting the person at risk for osteoporosis. If a person continues to smoke, their risk factors of having brittle bones and problems with fractures is higher than with the normal aging of bones.
If a person smokes during their bone building years, bone mass will be affected. At some point in a person's mid-thirties, their bone mass peaks. For a smoker, the bone mass will peak earlier, leaving them thinner bones to start with as the aging process begins. Allowing for more problems with bone density, fractures, and osteoporosis at an earlier time in their lives. According to the National Institute of Health, osteoporosis has been 'called a childhood disease with old age consequences because building healthy bones in youth helps prevent osteoporosis and fractures later in life'. The types of fractures smokers are more susceptible to is at issue as smokers have a 2 to 4 higher chance of having hip fractures and fractures of the spine than non-smokers.
The only way to keep smoking from being a health issue in bones is to not smoke, find a way to quit. According to the UPMC hospital, even if a smoker takes bone strengthening medication because the medication will not be able to work when you smoke. If you are able to quit smoking, then taking medications and supplements will help your bones become healthier.
If you feel you may need medications to help with your bone density because of a previous smoking habit, you can have a bone mineral density (BMD) test. This safe and painless test measures bone density at various sites of the body. It can detect osteoporosis before a fracture occurs and can predict one’s chances of fracturing in the future.
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