THIS HAS GOOD
INFORMATION FOR YOU,
ISABEL, ABOUT HOW TO
PREVENT FRACTURES
IN THE FUTURE.

THESE TIPS
ARE GOOD FOR
THE WHOLE
FAMILY!

WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT
YOU, OUR CHILDREN,
AND GRANDOCHILOREN
HAVE HEALTHY
BONES.

RISK FACTORS

© SEX: BEING A WOMAN

OLiFESTYLE:
- A DIET LOW IN CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D
+ TOO LITTLE EXERCISE

+ SMOKING

+ DRINKING TOO MUCH ALCOHOL
© HEREDITY: A FAMILY HISTORY OF OSTEOPOROSIS
ALTHOUGH ©AGE: THE OLDER YOU ARE, THE GREATER YOUR RISK

OSTEOPOROSIS CAN
AFFECT ANYONE, SOME \() MEDICAL H/STORY:
PEOPLE ARE AT
GREATER RICK. - PREMATURE MENOPAUSE

+ PROLONGED USE OF CERTAIN MEDICATIONS
+ CERTAIN DISEASES, SUCH AS DIABETES AND ANOREXIA NERVOSA





To learn more about bone health and

osteoporosis, talk to your doctor and
call 1-800-624-2663 (a toll-free call).

The End — of the story.

The Beginning — of better bone health
for Isabel and her family.

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TIPS FOR GETTING
ENOUGH CALCIUM

(>) EAT FOODS RICH IN CALCIUM, ESPECIALLY
MILK, CHEESE, AND YOGURT, PREFERABLY
LOW-FAT OR FAT-FREE,
(>) ALSO INCLUDE ALMONDS, SUNFLOWER
SEEDS, CANNED SALMON AND SARDINES
WITH BONES, AND GREEN LEAFY
VEGETABLES LIKE BROCCOLI,
(>) TAKE CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS, IF NEEDED.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU NEED A VITAMIN D
SUPPLEMENT, TOO,
(>) DRINK FRUIT JUICES AND EAT BREADS AND CEREALS
FORTIFIED WITH CALCIUM,

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BROCCOLI

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CORN TORTILLAS

PUDDING FOR NESTOR
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§ STEPS TO BONE HEALTH

@ INCREASE YOUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. GOOD
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* WALKING
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* CLIMBING STAIRS
+ PLAYING TENNIS
* DANCING
- LIFTING WEIGHTS
© GET ENOUGH CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D.
© DON'T SMOKE,
@ TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT YOUR BONE HEALTH.
© IF NEEDED, TAKE AN APPROVED MEDICATION TO PREVENT OR
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IONE DENSITY TEST:

© MEASURES BONE DENSITY
© TELLS you IF YOU HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS

© Is Quick, EASY, AND PAINLESS

RESULTS SHOW
THAT YOU HAVE
OSTEOPOROSIS,

HOW CAN
THAT BEP

OSTEOPOROSIS

HAS NO SYMPTOMS.

YOU DON'T NOTICE IT
UNTIL YOU BREAK

SIGNS THAT YOU
MAY HAVE BROKEN A BONE
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The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the Department of Health and
Human Services’ National Institutes of Health (NIH), is to support
research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and
musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical
scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of infor-
mation on research progress in these diseases.

The National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone
Diseases ~ National Resource Center is a public service sponsored
by the NIAMS and six other Institutes and Offices that provides
health information and information sources.

Additional information can be found on the NIAMS Web site at
www.niams.nih.gov/bone.

NIH Publication No. 06-5575




HOW TO PREVENT FALLS

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR
PEOPLE WITH OSTEOPOROSIS
TO PREVENT FALLS.

© WEAR LOW-HEELED SHOES

© HAVE REGULAR EYE EXAMS

@ TELL YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT ANY
MEDICATIONS THAT MAKE YOU DIZZy

(>) MAKE SURE RUGS ARE SKID-PROOF

© KEEP FLOORS FREE OF CLUTTER

© KEEP HALLWAYS AND STAIRS WELL LIT

© USE NIGHT LIGHTS IN THE BATHROOM
AND BEDROOM

© IF YOU NEED EYE GLASSES OR HEARING AIDS,
MAKE SURE YOU USE THEM,



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WHAT IS
OSTEOPOROS/S?

OSTEOPOROSIS
IS A DISEASE THAT MAKES
YOUR BONES WEAK AND
MORE LIKELY TO BREAK,

BECAUSE YOU
HAD THIS FRACTURE,
YOU ARE AT INCREASED
RISK FOR ANOTHER
FRACTURE...

+50 IT IS
VERY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU TAKE CARE
OF YOUR BONES,

THE SILENT OISEASE

AT FIRST, OSTEOPOROSIS
HAS NO SYMPTOMS. OFTEN IT IS
NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL AFTER
THERE HAS BEEN A FRACTURE,

THERE ARE A FEW WARNING
SIGNS, SUCH AS LOSS OF
HEIGHT OR A CURVED BACK.

DORA CARLA HAS
LOST HEIGHT, MAYBE
SHE HAS OSTEOPOROSIS,
TOO. SHE NEEDS TO
SEE A DOCTOR/

IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE
WARNING SIGNS, TALK TO
YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT GETTING
EVALUATED FOR OSTEOPOROSIS.