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6 Medical Conditions Linked to Bone Loss
Osteoporosis: Keeping Tabs on Your Risks
Assess Your Personal Risk Factors for Osteoporosis
Are you doing enough to protect your bones from Osteoporosis? Take this quick quiz to find out.
Are you doing enough to protect your bones from Osteoporosis? Take this quick quiz to find out.
Osteoporosis and Your Diet: The Right Foods and Nutrients
5 Osteoporosis Diet Dangers
Are the foods and drinks you consume putting your bones at risk? Find out what to avoid for healthier bones.
Are the foods and drinks you consume putting your bones at risk? Find out what to avoid for healthier bones.
Osteoporosis Treatment
How Osteoporosis Medicine Works
Some medicines slow down bone loss. Others aid new bone growth.
15 Questions for Your Doctor
Are you getting the best osteoporosis treatment for your unique body?
Osteoporosis Myth Busters: Some Truths
Men Don’t Get Osteoporosis? Think Again
Real men get osteoporosis, too. In fact, as many as 2 million American men already have it.
Real men get osteoporosis, too. In fact, as many as 2 million American men already have it.
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Osteoporosis Glossary
- Bone Mineral Density - A measurement of the amount of calcium and minerals in bone tissue.
- Calcium - A mineral in (and vital to) your bones. If your body lacks calcium, it takes it from bones.
- DEXA (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry) - a test used to measure bone mineral density.
- Osteoporosis - A decrease in bone density, which increase the risk of fractures.
- Vitamin D - A vitamin that helps your body absorb calcium.
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