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Osteoporosis: Risk Factors

Osteoporosis Risk Assessment

It’s never too early or too late to address bone health. Take this quick quiz to check your osteoporosis risk.

Osteoporosis Risk Assessment

 

Osteoporosis Risk Factors

Osteoporosis is most common in postmenopausal women because bone loss occurs faster during this period. Yet it can affect older men, too. Read a brief list of seven osteoporosis risk factors.

Osteoporosis Risk Factors

 

Risk Factors for Osteoporosis

Don’t assume you aren’t at risk for osteoporosis. Learn osteoporosis risk factors and use that knowledge to boost bone-healthy behaviors.

Risk Factors for Osteoporosis

 

Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD on November 01, 2006
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