Did you know that about 85-90 percent of adult bone mass is acquired by age 18 in girls and 20 in boys?
Did you know that building strong bones during childhood and adolescence can help prevent osteoporosis later in life?
Let's see five steps NOF recommends to improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis:
1. Get the calcium and vitamin D you need every day.
2. Do regular weight-bearing and muscle-strengthening exercises.
3. Don’t smoke and don’t drink too much alcohol.
4. Talk to your healthcare provider about your chance of getting osteoporosis and ask when
you should have a bone density test.
5. Take an osteoporosis medication when it’s right for you.
For more information, don't stop reading this pdf taken from the NOF.
For any question, don't hesitate asking us. We will be glad to help you out with any doubt you have.
Thanks for reading.
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| Microarchitecture of bone in health and in osteoporosis. Image taken from Gtirouflet |
National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2015. Osteoporosis is preventable. Recovered on 4th of May 2015 from http://nof.org
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