What is the relationship between bone mass and fracture risk?
A. There is a direct relationship between bone mass and fragility fractures. For each SD decline in BMD, there is about a two-fold increase in the risk of fracture. For example, with a T-score of -1.00, the fracture risk doubles, while at a T-score of -3.00, the fracture risk increases to 8 times that of a young adult. Although people sometimes compare measuring bone density to assess osteoporosis risk with measuring cholesterol to assess cardiovascular risk, the relationship between bone mass and osteoporosis is actually more direct. Q. Can Calcium & Exercise Prevent/Treat Postmenopausal Osteoporosis? A. Lifetime management to maintain bone should include: • avoiding lifestyle risk factors (no smoking, low intake of alcohol and caffeine consumption) • daily calcium rich foods (and vitamin D to enhance calcium absorption) • daily weight bearing exercise. Through diet and supplements, postmenopausal women require 1,200 mg to 1,500 mg of elemental calcium and 400 to 800 international uni
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