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Dietary Factors Related To Osteoporosis

 fighting back painOsteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by low bone density with a progressive increase in its fragility, thereby increasing susceptibility to fractures, mainly, femur, hip, spine or wrist.

Bone density increases gradually during childhood and adolescence, peaking at about 20 years. This disease increases with age, especially in women after menopause and men over 60 years. Read the rest of this entry »