Osteoporosis - Are you at risk?

WHAT IS OSTEOPOROSIS?	PREVENTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS
PREVALENCE	MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS
RISK FACTORS	CALCIUM´S ROLE - PREVENTION & TREATMENT
ONE-MINUTE RISK TEST	MEN & OSTEOPOROSIS

Risk Factors for developing osteoporosis

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Controllable Risk Factors	Uncontrollable Risk Factors
Low calcium intake vitamin D insufficiency high salt, caffeine or alcohol intake inadequate physical activity and smoking.	Having a family history of osteoporosis having a small build or low BMI experiencing a late onset of menstruation or early menopause and taking certain kinds of medication that may reduce calcium absorption.

References
10. Access Economics Limited (2001). The Burden of Brittle Bones: Costing Osteoporosis in Australia.
11. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008). A picture of Osteoporosis.
15. Diamond T. (2001). Men and Osteoporosis. The Australian Family Physician 30 (8): 781-785
16. Osteoporosis Australia. Risk Factors. www.osteoporosis.org.au accessed May 24 2010.
17. National Osteoporosis Foundation. NOF Osteoporosis Prevention – Risk Factors for Osteoporosis. Retrieved 7 July 2010 from http://www.nof.org/prevention/risk.htm

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