Humanitarian City
Today, Wednesday, Sultan Bin Abdulaziz City for Humanitarian Services held an awareness campaign on fragility disease, with the aim of introducing methods of preventing osteoporosis and identifying the best ways to treat it and the seriousness of vitamin D deficiency and calcium intensity. Dr. Marwan Zamzami, the Executive Medical Director of Sultan Humanitarian City, explained that this campaign aims to detect and treat people vulnerable to osteoporosis, in addition to preventing disease before it occurs, as this disease affects bones where they become thin, more porous and fragile, making them easily breakable, and the disease affects For a large percentage of people, this percentage differs between men and women, as the disease affects women four times more than it affects men. It usually appears after the age of forty years in both sexes, and this disease is often called invisible. The patient does not pay attention to it except after fractures in one of the components of the skeleton, such as the pelvic bones, back vertebrae, wrist bones, rib cage, or others. Fractures cause great suffering to the elderly, such as women whose incidence increases significantly, and the disease includes younger groups, and there are various diseases that may lead to osteoporosis, as well as there are genetic factors that increase susceptibility to infection. Also, the prolonged use of some drugs and hormones may lead to infection in some people, and it can be discovered through a clinical examination or doing a bone density scan that will measure bone density in the lumbar region or hip bones, and there are other devices that can measure bone density in other areas of The body, and the doctor may need to do some blood and urine tests and some x-rays to find out the causes of the disease.
Dr. Marwan Zamzami focused on the importance of proper bone formation since childhood on proper nutrition, and one of the most important elements in bone formation is calcium, which is present in good quantities in milk and its derivatives, and therefore it is important that the human diet contains the appropriate amounts of calcium from birth and throughout the whole The period of growth in which the bones are formed, and even continuously after that, and to absorb calcium, the body''s cells need vitamin D, and this vitamin is made by the skin when exposed to sunlight. Quantities of it are also obtained from various foods or by consuming it as preparations. Malnutrition in general is considered one of the factors that increase the possibility of osteoporosis, and regular exercise helps build a healthy body and a strong bone structure. Dr. Zamzami explained that the awareness campaign included medical examinations to measure bone density, and special brochures were distributed with the aim of increasing health education and awareness.
Dr. Marwan Zamzami concluded his speech by stressing that Sultan Humanity City''s keenness to establish this campaign is among its objectives aimed at educating members of society about the danger of spreading diseases and methods of prevention and reduction, in addition to the importance of its participation in national awareness campaigns that benefit and benefit everyone.
