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Am I at risk of developing osteoporosis?

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Treating someone with established osteoporosis is difficult, and therefore the key is to prevent it from developing in the first place.

Identifying your risk factors early can help stop bone loss sooner rather than at a more advanced stage, when it may be more difficult to treat.

Because there are no real symptoms until a fracture happens, we call it the Silent Disease. You cannot feel your bones thinning -- it is similar to not feeling high cholesterol and ending up having a heart attack! When a bone finally breaks it may be too late.

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