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Although osteoporosis is considered as a "women's disease", men who possess big beer bellies are found to have more significant likelihood of developing not only heart diseases and type 2 diabetes but osteoporosis as well, based on a recent study. Osteoporosis is a disorder wherein the bone losses a lot of its density, making it more vulnerable to fractures. As a bone drugs employed to treat osteoporosis, Fosamax has been widely utilized by people battling osteoporosis. Anyhow, unusual incidents femur fractures, esophageal cancer, atrial fibrillation and osteonecrosis of the jaw are just a few of the serious side-effects believed to be caused by this pharmaceutical medication, which is additionally discussed at fosamaxinjurylawsuitcenter.com. It has been revealed in the study that the fats hoarded deep in the stomach area have far more damaging stress on health compared to the fats found under the skin.

It was estimated by the National Center for Health Statistics that there are more than 37 million of American men over age 20 are significantly noted to be obese. Health problems such as hypertension, high cholesterol, asthma, sleep apnea and joint diseases have been linked to obesity but on the other hand, overweight men have been known to be at lower chance of developing bone loss. The new study highlighted that osteoporosis may also occur in obese men.

There are mainly two different groups of obese men which are involved in the study: one with mainly subcutaneous fat, which lies just beneath the skin and is spread all over the body, and the other with mostly visceral or intra-abdominal fat, located deep under the muscle tissue in the abdominal cavity. Visceral fat, which is what causes the a pot belly even in thin people, is far more menacing because the fat is packed in-between the inner organs and is strongly linked to heart diseases. Genetics, a high-fat diet and a sedentary lifestyle all contribute to visceral fat.

The study participants underwent CT scans of their abdomens and thighs so that the researchers might see how much fat and muscle mass they had.

It has been distinguished in the study that visceral fat is potentially linked to heightened fracture risk for men who had similar BMI. However, men with higher muscle mass are found to have higher bone strength because muscle mass is certainly believed to be linked to bone strength.

There appears to be two main reasons that belly fat leads to osteoporosis. The first one is that people possessing visceral fat have less human growth hormone, which is important in keeping the bones healthy. The second reason is that visceral fat secretes certain molecules that cause inflammation, which in turn, weakens bones.

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