Male osteoporosis: the impact of lifestyle, from nutrition to physical activity.

Abstract

Male osteoporosis is an increasing worldwide pathological condition, characterized by an increased risk of fragility fractures, that is underestimated, underdiagnosed and undertreated. Prevention and treatment play a pivotal role in reducing fractures, and it is important to remember that therapeutic interventions include balanced nutrition and physical activity. Pharmacological treatments are the main and most effective tool to achieve numerous and decisive benefits in this population. Among these, testosterone replacement therapy, when allowed by circumstances and comorbidities, is useful. Anyway, the main goal is always to start from lifestyle, including nutrition and physical activity, plays a very important and crucial role. The many pieces of this puzzle, called lifestyle, need to be accurately collected and grouped carefully, in order to be able to have a broad picture of what needs to be integrated and what is sufficient for the ultimate purpose of enabling each individual man to have a sufficient basic health point. Thus, the purpose of this short narrative review is to highlight the preventive and therapeutic role of lifestyle components, particularly nutrition and physical activity, in males with osteoporosis. Finally, an evaluation of the impact of the main current diets used in recent years and the main physical activities as strategies for the safety of male bone health.