How Harmful Is Smoking For Your Bones?

The message is clear: smoking is bad for bone health.

No matter how old you are, smoking is injurious to bone health in particular and your health in general. If adolescents smoke, then they will fail to develop the bone mass. Thus, their skeleton will be weaker than that of a non-smoker.  If you are in your forties, smoking increases the rate of bone loss which in turn leads to many complications.

How smoking hurts your bones?

1. The nicotine and toxins present in cigarettes damage the bones in many ways. The cigarette smoke contains free radicals. They attack the body and put enormous stress on the immune system. Cells, organ and hormones – all are scarred by the effect of smoking.

2. The toxins present in smoke disturbs the concentration of hormones like oestrogen. Oestrogen plays a vital role in bone development. In the presence of cigarette smoke, your liver secretes more oestrogen-destroying enzymes. This in turn increases the rate of bone loss. Smoking makes bone loss worse during menopause.

3. Smoking causes excess secretion of cortisol, which increases stress as well as leads to breakdown of bone cells.

4. The secretion of calcitonin, a hormone which is important for bone growth, is also impeded.

5. The free radicals present in smoke harm bone-making cells called osteoblasts.

6. The nicotine present in cigarette smoke harms the blood vessels. Thus, the bones suffer from poor blood supply. It is no surprise that the rate of fracture recuperation among smokers is slower than that in non-smokers.

What if you stop smoking? 

You must understand that bone-making and

maintenance are slow and long-term projects. It will take some time for your bones to heal after so many years of smoke-related damage. The damage may also be irreversible. The longer you have been smoking, the more time your bones will take to recover.

According to a study published in the Journal of Women’s Health, the bone density of a group of post-menopausal women began to improve after they collectively quit smoking, even though they had been smoking for many years. So, there is still hope for you.

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