In this Issue: National Nutrition Month 2007: Enjoy a “100% Fad Free” Lifestyle American Diabetes Alert Day: Are you at Risk? Are Probiotics Useful in Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Turn off the TV and Turn on Your Life Using the DASH Eating Plan to Treat Hypertension Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Feature Food of the Month: Mango…
Are You at Risk for Osteoporosis?
There are many factors that determine who will develop osteoporosis. Certain people are more likely to develop osteoporosis than others. The risk factors that increase the likelihood of developing osteoporosis are noted below. Women have a greater risk of developing osteoporosis because women have less bone tissue and lose bone more rapidly than men. Women…
