The Disease You Do Not Have to Have

Osteoporosis is a deadly health condition that you do not have to have. This is a health condition where the bones become porous and brittle. This health condition is largely preventable. Yet it is predicted that by 2020, one in three hospitals beds will be occupied by women with fractures . This health condition is more prevalent than high cholesterol, allergies or the common cold. It cost more than diabetes or asthma, and the death rate in woman from hip fracture is greater than the incident of all female cancers combined. Estimate show that in Australia half the women and a third of the men will sustain a fracture from osteoporosis during their lifetime. The best defense, "is to build peak bone mass in the first decades of life through exercise and adequate calcium intake. The risk of smoking and excessive alcohol or caffeine consumption. Positive habits include engaging in regular exercise and consuming foods rich in calcium and vitamin D.