Osteoporosis risk factors
October 8, 2008 by Liz Harper · 1 Comment
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(Today comes a guest post by Dr Andrew Weissenberger. Dr Weissenberger is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), a general practice supervisor and an examiner for the RACGP.)
Osteoporosis means “porous bones” and is a disease where bone density (the thickness of the bone) and structural quality deteriorate, leading to fragile and brittle bones causing an increased risk of fracture than in normal bone.
The bone density and structural quality deterioration occurs from the loss of minerals, such as calcium, from a persons bones more quickly then the body is able to replace them. Read more
