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What Is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis (which means "porous bones") is the most common bone disease in Canada and the United States, affecting as much as 50 percent of the population over age 65. As people age, they experience an increase in bone loss in relation to bone...

Osteoporosis, a concern for a significant number of the women who come to my practice, conventionally has been thought of in two ways: a lack of calcium, and a deficiency of hormones as a result of aging. Women affected by osteoporosis are given several pieces of advice: exercise...

Study assesses the relationship between prevalence of osteoporosis and proportion of daily protein intake: Kim J, Kim B, Lee H, Choi H, Won C. The relationship between prevalence of osteoporosis and proportion of daily protein intake. Korean J Fam Med. 2013;34(1):43-48.   “Higher animal protein levels are associated with...