Osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis: How Not To Make Old Bones

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steoporosis affects 40% of females and 13% of men over fifty years. This bone disease, frequent changing very quietly, without giving the slightest sign, until it manifests itself brutally by a fracture.

This "silent epidemic" worrying public health officials. Four specialists come to dedicate a practical guide.

Contrary to what one imagines often, the bone is living tissue, which renews itself continuously throughout life. And when the destruction took precedence over training, it weakens, it becomes porous.

This is what happens with advanced age, even faster than the bone of departure was low. Hence the need to "enrich" the maximum during childhood and adolescence, thanks to contributions sufficient calcium, vitamin D and protein.

In their book, the authors answer any questions concerning both ways - the need - early detection of osteoporosis than those of the deal. The screening by osteodensitometrie, is reimbursed for those at risk for nearly a year.

And now there are effective drugs against the disease. This little guide is also the beautiful part to prevention, so much the reduction of bone mass that falls, the source of most fractures.


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