To start with, Osteoporosis is a state or condition of health in which the bone density in the skeletal system is reduced. yes, and as a consequence, putting an individual at an increased risk of bone fractures and the subsequent morbidity together with the mortality associated with fractures As a matter of fact, it has been proven that several osteoporosis risk factors are not modifiable. they are not what you can do anything about. These factors include being of the female gender, a member of the Asian or Caucasian race. Besides all those, you need to know that even having a small and thin body frame is among many of the osteoporosis risk factors that you can certainly not do anything about. Yes, Osteoporosis risk factors include such things as having a strong family history of osteoporosis For example, if you have a mother who developed an osteoporotic hip fracture then your chances of going through the same experience in the future can be said to have been doubled In fact, if you have a personal history of having a fracture as an adult then you also have a higher tendency of developing osteoporosis. Well, this applies in particular if you have encountered a fracture that was not easily explained by the extent of the injuries suffered. However, that being as it may, there are also some modifiable risk factors.

I mean those we can do something about. Yes, some of the modifiable osteoporosis risk factors embrace things such as a diet low in calcium, too much alcohol intake, and smoking of cigarettes and a lack of exercise. Besides, there are also other osteoporosis threat factors that may or may not be modifiable but certainly, they require the attention of your healthcare providers to help manage at best. Yes, such risk factors are poor health, low estrogen levels, chronic inflammation related diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and hyperthyroidism; as in Grave's disease, all put you at increased risk for the development of osteoporosis Nevertheless, there are also certain medications that can cause osteoporosis. Yes, a thing like long-term employment of oral corticosteroids, such as prednisone, which is used to reduce the inflammatory process in the body has long been linked to osteoporosis. Well, at this juncture, I want you to get your copy of the book now and go ahead and have the full details that will not only help you to know all the risk factors but more importantly, the strategies to manage the condition if not prevent it altogether.