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What Is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens the bones. Weakened bones are more likely to fracture (break). Osteoporosis can affect anyone. But those most at risk are postmenopausal people who were assigned female at birth.
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Preventing Osteoporosis: Meeting Your Calcium Needs
Your body needs calcium to build and repair bones. But it can't make calcium on its own. That's why it's important to eat calcium-rich foods. Some foods are naturally rich in calcium. Others have calcium added.
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Preventing Osteoporosis: Stopping Bone Loss
Certain things can speed up bone loss or decrease bone growth. For instance, alcohol, cigarettes, and certain medicines reduce bone mass. And some foods make it hard for your body to absorb calcium. Learn more details here.
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Living with Osteoporosis: Preventing Fractures
If you have osteoporosis, you can do a lot to reduce its effect on your life. Knowing how to prevent fractures and spinal curvature can help you live more comfortably and safely with this disease.
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Osteoporosis: Screening for Bone Loss
Bone density testing is safe, quick, easy, and painless. Testing can detect osteoporosis before a fracture happens. It can also predict the risk of future fractures. And testing can measure the response to treatment.
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Broken Bones: A Note About Children
A child’s bones heal the same way as an adult’s. But since a child’s bones are still growing, there are a few special concerns.
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Understanding a Wrist Sprain
A wrist sprain can be painful. It can also limit movement and use of the wrist and hand.
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Osteoporosis and Cancer: Females
If you have osteoporosis, your bones become porous and weak. As they lose strength, they are more likely to break. People with osteoporosis are particularly at risk for breaking these bones.
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Osteoporosis and Cancer: Males
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become porous and weak. As they lose strength, they are more likely to break. Bones in the spine, hip, wrist, pelvis, and upper arm are particularly at risk of fracture in people with osteoporosis.
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