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Osteoporosis, diet and who is at risk

September 17, 2008

Machine to measure Bone
Density – Image via Wikipedia

OSTEOPOROSIS
Osteoporosis literally means ‘porous bones’, and if you are put on certain drugs e.g. Aromasin, you will be monitored in case you develop this.
The bones in our skeleton are made of a thick outer shell and a strong inner mesh which looks like honeycomb made up of bony [...]

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