Bone Health Information
Osteoporosis Can Strike at Any Age

  • Lifetime risk - 1 in 2 Caucasian women will develop osteoporosis.


  • Osteoporosis affects an estimated 75 million people in Europe, USA and Japan


  • 30% of women and 20% of men over 50 will experience osteoporotic fractures.


  • Women who develop a vertebral fracture are at substantial risk for additional fracture within the next year.


  • The combined lifetime risk for hip, forearm and vertebral fractures is around 40%, equivalent to the risk for cardiovascular disease.
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