16 lakh become victims of hip fracture a year

New Zealand Dairy Products Ltd takes out a colourful procession on the occasion of the World Osteoporosis Day in the city yesterday.Photo: STAR

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that endangers people's life silently as there is no specific symptom of the disease, said the doctors at a seminar yesterday.
They said around 16 lakh people are becoming victims of hip fracture every year and people who are above 30 years including women are the main sufferers of fracture.
Instead of taking the disease seriously, they take it as an accident due to lack of knowledge and awareness in this regard, said the doctors.
They said the main reason behind the fracture is frail bone and it occurs due to lack of calcium, magnesium, zinc, protein, vitamin D and K and other proteins.
The seminar was organised by the New Zealand Dairy Products Ltd to mark the World Osteoporosis Day at Spectra Convention Centre in the city.
Dr Samina Chowdhury, professor of the Institute of Child and Mother Health, presented a keynote paper at the seminar.
Prof Shahela Khatun of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Prof Rawshan Ara Begum of Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College and Hospital and Rheumatology and Medicine Specialist Dr Muhammad Nazrul Islam also spoke on the occasion.
Later, Prof Shahela and S A Mallick, managing director of New Zealand Dairy Products Ltd, jointly inaugurated the manufacturing of Aanlin milk in the country by unveiling its pack.
The milk packets weighing 400 gram and 900 gram will be available in the markets from now on, said the organisers.
Prior to the seminar, a procession was brought out.