Osteoporosis - Everything You Wanted to Know About
During our lifetime, the bones are
continuously being rebuilt, but after age 30, the generation of new bone
tissue slowly starts to decrease. Ultimately, our bones become brittle
and porous, and a condition called osteoporosis is developed. The
disease leads to a significant decrease in bone density, and this causes
the bone to weaken and increases the risk of fractures, with even such
seemingly harmless activities as a sudden sneeze being capable of
causing bone damage.
The risk of developing osteoporosis
increases dramatically with age, and statistical information suggests
that about 50% of women and 25% of men in the US will experience an
osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime. Worst of all, many
people have no idea they have the condition. Find more valuable
information on this dangerous and underdiagnosed disease in the
visually-pleasing infographic below.
