A Sundaravalli

Management of osteoporosis in women with diet and yoga A Sundaravalli

Osteoporosis one among the non communicable disease is increasing at an alarming rate affecting the women more than the men The objective of the study was to find out the prevalence of osteoporosis and the associated risk factors and to find out the impact of intervention on osteoporosis with reference to education diet supplement and yoga. The investigation was carried out in Bengaluru city Karnataka India. The study was carried out in two parts namely Part-I Prevalence study and Part-II Intervention study The subjects for the prevalence study were selected from the east zone of Bengaluru The total number of subjects selected was 1144. The tools and techniques used for the prevalence study were questionnaire to elicit the back ground information reproductive history medical history and lifestyle of the subjects The prevalence of osteoporosis was found out with the help of Quantitative Ultra Sound to assess Bone Mineral Density BMD Height weight and waist circumference were measured The prevalence of osteopenia was and osteoporosis along with 60 of normal among women