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HEALTH BY THE NUMBERS BY ALLISON THOMAS

OSTEOPOROSIS 10

million
Americans have
osteoporosis

8

million
of them are
women

1 in 2 women and up to 1 in 4 men
older than 50 will sustain an
osteoporosis-related fracture

Calcium and vitamin D
help prevent osteoporosis
and slow its progression.
RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE:
CALCIUM

1,000 mg

Women and men
ages 19 to 50

1,200 mg

Women and men
older than 50

2 million

VITAMIN D

600 IU

Women and men
up to age 70

800 IU

Women and men
older than 70
4,000 IU maximum for adults.
IU = international units

osteoporosis-related bone
fractures occur each year

Sources: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, National Institutes of Health, National Osteoporosis Foundation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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certain medicines, drink too
much alcohol or lack calcium
and vitamin D in your diet.
All those risk factors explain
why more than 54 million
people in the U.S. already have
osteoporosis or are at risk
because of low bone mass.
Community Healthcare
System has ways to step up
your defense, says Natalie
Sessions, DO, a Community
Care Network rheumatologist.
"It is important to take steps
throughout your life to protect
your bones," she says.

If you have increased risk
factors for osteoporosis, your
doctor may recommend a
DXA scan (dual-energy X-ray
absorptiometry) of the hips
and spine, the bones most
susceptible to fracture.
Another way to determine
risk of osteoporosis is through
a peripheral bone mineral density (BMD) screening, which
provides a baseline measure
of bone density. The screening
uses a small portable machine
at the periphery of your skeleton, such as your heel.

Are You
at Risk?
St. Catherine Hospital
offers free bone
density screenings on the heel
of the foot to help
determine risk
of osteoporosis.
Results are available
the same day. Call
219-836-3477.

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A sedentary lifestyle has
been linked to a growing
list of conditions such as
heart disease, diabetes and
even osteoporosis.
Contrary to popular belief,
osteoporosis can occur in
women and men at any age.
It is a silent disease that can
weaken bones and increase
risk for debilitating fractures.
Although osteoporosis affects
older women more often than
men, it can flare up if you are
glued to your chair, have low
estrogen levels, smoke, take

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