Queen Consort reveals mother and grandmother both died of osteoporosis as she urges older people to get checked | UK News
Queen Consort has revealed both her mother and grandmother died of osteoporosis as she urged the eldest to get checked out for the “monstrous” bone disease.
Camilla said her relatives suffered from the condition during a time when it was “rarely diagnosed” and “rarely discussed”.
She made the appeal when the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS), which she founded in 2019, launched an online questionnaire to let participants know they were likely to develop the condition. this how.
Osteoporosis, which affects around 3.5 million people in the UK, weakens bones and makes them more fragile.
Although so many people die from fracture-related problems every year as well as lose their lives to diabetes and lung cancer, two-thirds of adults surveyed by ROS said they had never even Think about your bone health.
In a statement, the Queen said: “Both my grandmother and mother died of osteoporosis.
“At the time, the disease was rarely discussed, rarely diagnosed, and often acknowledged as an inevitable part of growing up.
“Now, fortunately, we know more about the causes, symptoms, and treatments available.”
Camilla went on to encourage older adults to “discover simple steps we can all take to improve bone health throughout life”.
The questionnaire – which asks about a person’s age, ethnicity and family health among other factors – calculates people’s risk of osteoporosis and offers advice on how to keep bones “stronger for longer” .
Poor bone health means that half of all women over the age of 50, along with one in five men, are expected to have a fracture.
“Osteoporosis will affect every other mother, every other grandmother. And too many of us still think men are not affected,” said Craig Jones, chief executive officer of ROS.
“The truth is we all have bones and if we arm ourselves with knowledge, we can keep them stronger for longer.
“It all starts with people understanding their bone health risks and taking action.”