Ellen DeGeneres has revealed several health diagnoses including osteoporosis, OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) and ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), in her new Netflix special For Your Approval. The former talk show host spoke candidly about ageing and the personal challenges she has faced since stepping away from the spotlight.

DeGeneres shared that she was diagnosed with osteoporosis after undergoing a bone density test. "I don’t even know how I’m standing up right now. I’m like a human sandcastle. I could disintegrate in the shower."&nbsp;

“I had excruciating pain one day and I thought I tore a ligament or something and I got an MRI and they said, ‘No, it’s just arthritis.’ I said, ‘How did I get that?’ And he said, ‘Oh it just happens at your age,'” she recalled.

Osteoporosis is a condition where bones lose density, increasing the risk of fractures.

In the special, DeGeneres also talked about her mental health. Following backlash over allegations of a toxic workplace on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, she sought therapy, where she discovered she had OCD and ADHD. Reflecting on her OCD diagnosis, she admitted that her upbringing in Christian Science left her unaware of her mental health conditions.

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“I didn’t know what OCD was. I was raised in a religion, Christian Science, that doesn’t acknowledge diseases or disorders. So when I was growing up, nobody talked about anything. There was no discussion of anything,” she said.

DeGeneres humorously acknowledged her ADHD, admitting how it affects her ability to focus and maintain attention on tasks. “My ADD makes it really hard to sit down and focus on anything at all. I mean, do you know how hard it was for me to put this together? Of course, you don’t. Why would I ask that question? It’s hard for me to focus,” she told a laughing crowd.

In the end, she said, “So, I have ADD, I have OCD, I’m losing my memory. But I think I’m well-adjusted because I obsess about things but then I don’t have the attention span to stick with it and I quickly forget what I was obsessing about in the first place. So, it takes me all the way around to being well-adjusted, I think.”

She also addressed the public controversy surrounding her in 2020, when her show was accused of fostering a toxic work environment. DeGeneres shared that she no longer lets public opinion dictate her self-worth, stating, "What other people think of me is none of my business."

Ellen DeGeneres has revealed several health diagnoses including osteoporosis, OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) and ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), in her new Netflix special For Your Approval.

Ellen DeGeneres has revealed several health diagnoses including osteoporosis, OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) and ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), in her new Netflix special For Your Approval. The former talk show host spoke candidly about ageing and the personal challenges she has faced since stepping away from the spotlight. DeGeneres shared that she was diagnosed with osteoporosis after undergoing a bone density test. "I don’t even know how I’m standing up right now. I’m like a human sandcastle. I could disintegrate in the shower." “I had excruciating pain one day and I thought I tore a ligament or something and I got an MRI and they said, ‘No, it’s just arthritis.’ I said, ‘How did I get that?’ And he said, ‘Oh it just happens at your age,'” she recalled. Osteoporosis is a condition where bones lose density, increasing the risk of fractures. In the special, DeGeneres also talked about her mental health. Following backlash over allegations of a toxic workplace on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, she sought therapy, where she discovered she had OCD and ADHD. Reflecting on her OCD diagnosis, she admitted that her upbringing in Christian Science left her unaware of her mental health conditions. Also read: Angelina Jolie drops case against FBI over 2016 plane incident involving Brad Pitt “I didn’t know what OCD was. I was raised in a religion, Christian Science, that doesn’t acknowledge diseases or disorders. So when I was growing up, nobody talked about anything. There was no discussion of anything,” she said. DeGeneres humorously acknowledged her ADHD, admitting how it affects her ability to focus and maintain attention on tasks. “My ADD makes it really hard to sit down and focus on anything at all. I mean, do you know how hard it was for me to put this together? Of course, you don’t. Why would I ask that question? It’s hard for me to focus,” she told a laughing crowd. In the end, she said, “So, I have ADD, I have OCD, I’m losing my memory. But I think I’m well-adjusted because I obsess about things but then I don’t have the attention span to stick with it and I quickly forget what I was obsessing about in the first place. So, it takes me all the way around to being well-adjusted, I think.” She also addressed the public controversy surrounding her in 2020, when her show was accused of fostering a toxic work environment. DeGeneres shared that she no longer lets public opinion dictate her self-worth, stating, "What other people think of me is none of my business."

Ellen DeGeneres opens up about triple diagnosis of osteoporosis, OCD and ADHD in new Netflix special

A new study has claimed that air pollution can accelerate bone weakness (osteoporosis) among postmenopausal women.

The effects were most evident on the lumbar spine, with nitrous oxides causing twice as damage to the area than seen with normal ageing, the scientists claimed.

The study was done by scientists from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. And the findings have been published in the peer-reviewed journal eClinicalMedicine, part of The Lancet Discovery Science suite of open-access journals.

This conclusion was drawn after researchers examined the bone scan of more than 9,000 women living in four different parts of the US.

Each woman had done a bone scan thrice over a six-year period and then it was compared with the air they breathed. It was found that on average, air pollution accounted for a doubling of the speed of bone loss.

The new research builds on previous work by the same group that looked at hospitalisation for fractures among more than 9 million people in the eastern US.

This time, the team found that particle pollution was directly linked with people being taken to the hospital for fractures.

"Our findings confirm that poor air quality may be a risk factor for bone loss, independent of socioeconomic or demographic factors. For the first time, we have evidence that nitrogen oxides, in particular, are a major contributor to bone damage and that the lumbar spine is one of the most susceptible sites of this damage," said study first author Diddier Prada, MD, PhD, associate research scientist in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, according to ScienceDaily.

"Improvements in air pollution exposure, particularly nitrogen oxides, will reduce bone damage in postmenopausal women, prevent bone fractures, and reduce the health cost burden associated with osteoporosis among postmenopausal women. Further efforts should focus on detecting those at higher risk of air pollution-related bone damage," says lead author Andrea Baccarelli, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health.

(With inputs from agencies)

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A new study has claimed that air pollution can accelerate bone weakness (osteoporosis) among postmenopausal women. The effects were most evident on the lumbar spine, with nitrous oxides causing twice as damage to the area than seen with normal ageing, the scientists claimed.

A new study has claimed that air pollution can accelerate bone weakness (osteoporosis) among postmenopausal women. The effects were most evident on the lumbar spine, with nitrous oxides causing twice as damage to the area than seen with normal ageing, the scientists claimed. The study was done by scientists from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. And the findings have been published in the peer-reviewed journal eClinicalMedicine, part of The Lancet Discovery Science suite of open-access journals. This conclusion was drawn after researchers examined the bone scan of more than 9,000 women living in four different parts of the US. Each woman had done a bone scan thrice over a six-year period and then it was compared with the air they breathed. It was found that on average, air pollution accounted for a doubling of the speed of bone loss. The new research builds on previous work by the same group that looked at hospitalisation for fractures among more than 9 million people in the eastern US. This time, the team found that particle pollution was directly linked with people being taken to the hospital for fractures. "Our findings confirm that poor air quality may be a risk factor for bone loss, independent of socioeconomic or demographic factors. For the first time, we have evidence that nitrogen oxides, in particular, are a major contributor to bone damage and that the lumbar spine is one of the most susceptible sites of this damage," said study first author Diddier Prada, MD, PhD, associate research scientist in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, according to ScienceDaily. "Improvements in air pollution exposure, particularly nitrogen oxides, will reduce bone damage in postmenopausal women, prevent bone fractures, and reduce the health cost burden associated with osteoporosis among postmenopausal women. Further efforts should focus on detecting those at higher risk of air pollution-related bone damage," says lead author Andrea Baccarelli, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Air pollution speeds up bone loss in postmenopausal women, says study

Babies born prematurely may grow up to have weaker bones, according to a new study which also found that low birth weight plays a big role in developing osteoporosis. 
 
&quot;Our study shows that both those born prematurely with a very low birth weight and those who were born full term, but small for their gestational age, had lower bone mass than the control group, who were born full term with normal weights,&quot; said Chandima Balasuriya, a specialist in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology from the&nbsp;Norwegian University of Science and Technology. 
 
Researchers found that adults who were born full term but were small for their gestational age also had lower bone mass. 
 
These findings are important since peak bone mass is a major determinant of future osteoporosis, the researchers&nbsp;said. 
Researchers looked at 186 adults who were 26-28 years old.&nbsp;They found that 52 of the participants were very low birth weight babies, with a mean birth weight of 1.2 kilogrammes, and a mean gestational age of 29 weeks. 
 
Another 59 participants had been born to term, but were considered &quot;small for gestational age&quot;, with a mean birth weight of just under 3 kilogrammes. 
 
Researchers also had a control group of 77 adults who were born at term with normal weight. 
 
For all three groups, researchers measured bone mineral content and density in the spine, neck, hip and the whole body, and looked at current height and weight, smoking, level of physical activity and a variety of other measures. 
 
When they looked at the data from adults who were born small for their gestational age at term, they found that this group had lower bone mass than adults who were born with normal weight at term. 
 
When researchers corrected the bone mass measurement for the heights of this group, who tended to be shorter, they found that the low bone mass was partly due to their smaller body size. 
 
In contrast, body size alone did not account for the lower bone mass researchers found in adults who had been pre-term babies. 
 
&quot;Ensuring that children with low birth weights have a diet rich in calcium, vitamin D and protein, in combination with exercise that involves weight-bearing physical activities may help reduce risk of bone fractures later in life,&quot; Balasuriya said.

Babies born prematurely may grow up to have weaker bones, according to a new study which also found that low birth weight plays a big role in developing osteoporosis.

Babies born prematurely may grow up to have weaker bones, according to a new study which also found that low birth weight plays a big role in developing osteoporosis. "Our study shows that both those born prematurely with a very low birth weight and those who were born full term, but small for their gestational age, had lower bone mass than the control group, who were born full term with normal weights," said Chandima Balasuriya, a specialist in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Researchers found that adults who were born full term but were small for their gestational age also had lower bone mass. These findings are important since peak bone mass is a major determinant of future osteoporosis, the researchers said. Researchers looked at 186 adults who were 26-28 years old. They found that 52 of the participants were very low birth weight babies, with a mean birth weight of 1.2 kilogrammes, and a mean gestational age of 29 weeks. Another 59 participants had been born to term, but were considered "small for gestational age", with a mean birth weight of just under 3 kilogrammes. Researchers also had a control group of 77 adults who were born at term with normal weight. For all three groups, researchers measured bone mineral content and density in the spine, neck, hip and the whole body, and looked at current height and weight, smoking, level of physical activity and a variety of other measures. When they looked at the data from adults who were born small for their gestational age at term, they found that this group had lower bone mass than adults who were born with normal weight at term. When researchers corrected the bone mass measurement for the heights of this group, who tended to be shorter, they found that the low bone mass was partly due to their smaller body size. In contrast, body size alone did not account for the lower bone mass researchers found in adults who had been pre-term babies. "Ensuring that children with low birth weights have a diet rich in calcium, vitamin D and protein, in combination with exercise that involves weight-bearing physical activities may help reduce risk of bone fractures later in life," Balasuriya said.

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