Why do people tend to hunch over when they are old? Is there any nutritional deficiency?

When people reach old age, there will be a shortening in height, and some people will have a hunchback, mostly elderly women. The root cause is senile osteoporosis, which is most obvious in women after menopause, because the level of estrogen decreases sharply after menopause and the bone conversion process is strengthened, resulting in accelerated bone loss.

　　 Postmenopausal women’s bone loss is mainly manifested by the thinning, perforation, or even disappearance of trabecular bone. The post-menopausal women''s body load has not decreased, which makes the remaining trabecular bones have a relatively increased pressure. Over time, the bones will shrink and even fracture. Because the human vertebrae and hips are rich in trabecular bones, It is extremely sensitive to changes in bone metabolism and is therefore the main site of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

　　Under normal circumstances, women have the most prominent bone loss in 6-10 years after menopause, called the "rapid loss stage", and later changed to the "slow loss stage", so older women have different degrees of osteoporosis change. If the bone loss is more than 25%, it is easy to cause fractures of the chest and lumbar spine due to osteoporosis, accounting for 3% to 5% of elderly women. This type of fracture usually occurs in daily life, and it is only manifested as short-term low back pain, without nerve compression symptoms, and is easily overlooked.

With the gradual development of 　　, phenomena such as shortened height and hunchback appeared. In view of the above, the key to preventing kyphosis in older women is the early prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

　　 That is to say, from middle age, pay attention to participate in outdoor activities and eat foods rich in calcium.

　　Remember to eat calcium-filled foods every day:

　　Bean products——Dried tofu

　　Dried tofu made by compression and concentration , Calcium content is outstanding in soy products, such as Xiaoxiang dried calcium content can be as high as 7 times that of water tofu. Use dried tofu to replace meat stir-fry, the calcium content will be greatly increased.

　　Fruits and vegetables-amaranth and small rapeseed

　　 Many green leafy vegetables are not inferior to the calcium supplementation effect, in which the calcium content of amaranth and small rapeseed exceeds the same weight of milk. In addition, vegetables contain a lot of mineral elements and vitamin K that help calcium absorption. Vegetables boiled in boiling water before cooking, calcium absorption rate will be better.

　　Beverages——Milk

　　Milk is a good source of calcium. Drink 250 grams (one bag) of milk, you can get about 275 mg of calcium, and it is easy to drink and absorb.

　　Condiment——sesame paste

　　After grinding sesame into sesame paste, the digestibility is greatly improved. Eat a tablespoon of sesame paste (about 25 grams), which contains about 200 milligrams of calcium. Sesame sauce can be used for cold dish sauce and mutton sauce, and also used in noodles such as rolls, pancakes, and fire.