You may be aware of the common risk factors for osteoporosis: being female; getting older; being small-boned. Lack of calcium and vitamin D; smoking.
But what if you’re young, have a normal frame, live a healthy lifestyle, take vitamins? Can you just assume your bones are normally healthy?
In most cases, yes. But there are certain other little-known osteoporosis risk factors that might be impacting you right now, without you knowing it.
Knowledge is power. Let’s take a look at these...
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