COMBATING OSTEOPOROSIS Twenty years ago osteoporosis was a word used mainly by researchers and physicians. Over the past few years, there has been an explosion of information about this condition that can cause severe pain and crippling. No cure is known yet, but ways to lessen your potential for osteoporosis have been identified. Today, one in three Americans are 50 or older. The baby boom generation will begin to enter their retirement shortly after the turn …showed first 75 words of 1495 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1495 total…the causes of osteoporosis and the ways to prevent it. One of the most significant findings is that osteoporosis in not an inevitable part of growing older. One of the great myths associated with this disease is that as people age, they are all susceptible to suffering fractures or to becoming stooped over. This major misconception that causes individuals to overlook their risk and to avoid taking the necessary steps to prevent and treat osteoporosis.