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Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment

How do you prevent osteoporosis – and how do you treat it if you have it?

Calcium and osteoporosis

You’ve probably heard of the link between calcium and osteoporosis. Your skeletal system holds the vast majority of calcium in your body. Calcium strengthens bones and promotes the functioning of nearly every body cell.

Osteoporosis: prevention

Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis have drawn a good deal of attention over the last few years. There have been a number of multinational studies about osteoporosis that have demonstrated the value of medical treatments.

Osteoporosis: treatments

There are several options available to prevent or treat osteoporosis. The treatment choice for one individual may be very different from person to person. There is not necessarily a right or wrong treatment choice, but a treatment that best suits the individual’s needs.