40 ways to slash your risk of osteoporosis

If you’ve been diagnosed with low bone density (osteopenia), it’s important to start lifestyle modifications, like diet and exercise, to preserve and strengthen your skeleton. “If you have already had a fracture, please discuss with your clinician, who will order a bone density test,” Dr Hofflich says. “There are many treatments that can build back bone density and also protect the bone from breaking down.”

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Source: RD.com