@girlgma9

Another thing we don't mention enough is the toll
on our emotional well being.

Lately I have been wondering why do so many
people, mainly women it seems, get osteoporosis.
First glance, it appears to be global:
but have not done enough data search to see
if there are pockets of places that do not have
it to the extent of western societies -
exclude studies on societies that have
diets of natto, or people who squat
in agricultural work or sitting squats instead
of chairs like we do.
Has lifestyle changed so much, the answer
is of course yes.
Many things have changed in our lifestyle.
But, I am at this place,
what if it was a nutrient, whether vitamin
or mineral, or .. that our diet does not supply anymore,
or does not supply enough.
If it is genetics, as one endocrinologist said to me -
then please show me the studies -
because mother and sister had it only tells me
that you had common lifestyles.

Scurvy and rickets.
Sailors got scurvy which was helped with lemon/
lime..that is why they were referred to as Limeys.

Nothing is that simple of course. Osteoporosis might not be that simple -
... our body functions are dependent on many
hormones/ digestive system, and so on, that as laypeople
we certainly don't fully understand.
Menopause, lack of hormones has a role.
Aging has a role,
As we age, perhaps our system gets less efficient
at absorbing what is needed for health and bones.

the osteoporosis enigma is like the 3 blind men with
an elephant:
one says the elephant looks like a huge trunk:
the other says the elephant is huge ears:
and the the third says something else

the parable on the web is
One man touches the elephant's side, thinking it's a wall;
another feels the trunk and calls it a snake;
a third finds the leg and compares it to a tree
The parable illustrates that individual, subjective experiences can be
true in isolation but fail to capture the entire objective reality.