Osteoporosis Facts
Source: Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation
- Throughout life, you are constantly losing old bone and forming new bone.
- Bone loss usually speeds up at midlife in both men and women.
- About half of all women and up to one in four men age 50 and older will break a bone due to osteoporosis.
- If your mother or father broke bones as an adult, you may be at risk for osteoporosis.
- Women lose up to 20 percent of their bone density in the five-to-seven years after menopause.
- Today approximately 9 million people in the U.S. have osteoporosis.
- People with osteoporosis cannot feel their bones getting weaker, and many people do not know they have osteoporosis until they break a bone.
- Find out if you have osteoporosis before you break a bone. Ask your healthcare provider when you should have a bone density test.
- You need to get enough calcium and vitamin D every day to keep your bones healthy.
- You are never too young or too old to protect your bones. Now is the time to take action!