asures taken such as making sure to have adequate calcium intake, a proper diet, and exercise programs aimed at increasing peak bone mass.
Hip fractures are the most serious outcome of osteoporosis. According to Deal (1997), an ongoing Study of Osteoporotic Fractures has identified additional independent predictors of hip fracture risk, including maternal hip fracture, absence of significant weight gain since age 25, height, hyperthyroidism, use of long-acting benzodiazepines or anticonvulsants, spending less than four hours a day on one's feet, inability to rise from a chair without using one's arms, poor visual depth perception and contrast sensitivi
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