Quiz: What Do You Know About Osteoporosis
Sources Reviewed by David Zelman, MD on August 28, 2017 Medically Reviewed on August 28, 2017
Reviewed by David
Zelman, MD on
August 28, 2017
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SOURCES:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: “Exercise and Bone Health,” “Healthy Bones at Every Age.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Exercising Safely with Osteoporosis,” “Osteoporosis.”
Harvard School of Public Health: “Calcium Content of Common Foods in Common Portions,” “The Nutrition Source: Calcium and Milk: What’s Best for Your Health and Bones?”
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: “Osteoporosis Handout on Health,” “What is Osteoporosis?”
National Osteoporosis Foundation: “A Guide to Calcium-Rich Food,” “Are You at Risk?” “Debunking the Myths,” “Calcium and Vitamin D: What You Need to Know,” “Having a Bone Density Test,” “What is Calcium and What Does It Do?” “What is Osteoporosis?” “What Women Need to Know.”
Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health: “Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Calcium.”
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