Osteoporosis is the disorder of the skeleton which reduces the density of the bone. Usually due to this disorder, the bone becomes weak and result into frequent fractures in the bones. Literally we can say that due to osteoporosis, abnormally our bone becomes porous which is compressible like a sponge.
Bone receives strength from its composition of protein, calcium and collagen. Bones which get affected by osteoporosis break even if it gets slight pressure. When there is an imbalance between the old bone resorption and the formation of the new bone, it leads to osteoporosis. In this condition it may be possible that body may be fail in formation of new bone or it may be possible that the old bones may be reabsorbed or it is possible to have both the conditions. Calcium and phosphate are the two essential minerals for the formation of the new bones. If the intake of the calcium is not sufficient or our body is unable to absorb enough calcium from our diet then in this case bone tissue and the production of the bone suffers a lot. Bone may also result into weaker, brittle and fragile bones which can break easily.