3. Arthritis
More than 40-million Americans suffer from degenerative bone disease known as arthritis. This condition comes in different forms, with the most common types of the disease being osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Around 21-million people in the United States suffer from the effects of osteoarthritis, where the skeletal system starts to leach calcium from the bones, resulting in lower bone density in affected individuals.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune dysfunction where the body attacks healthy bone cells and joint cartilage, mistaking them for invading bacteria or viruses. RA does not affect one specific joint, but attacks every joint and bone in the body, resulting in total-body symptoms of pain and aching.
Both of these forms of arthritis, place the affected individual at the risk of developing bone spurs. In many cases, patients increase their calcium intake to compensate for the loss in bone density. However, adding too much calcium to your diet can lead to the accumulation of calcium deposits in your joints and bones, resulting in the onset of bone spurs.