As many as one in two women, and one in eight men, will suffer a fracture due to osteoporosis. Prevention of osteoporosis starts on the day you are born. Lifestyle habits can help build strong bones well into old age.
Bones start to develop before birth and continue to grow fast during childhood and teenage years.
Most bone growth is completed by 25 to 30 years of age. Diet and exercise are two aspects of lifestyle which affect the strength and thickness of your bones. Good insurance for keeping bones healthy is having enough calcium in your diet, getting Vitamin D from sunshine or a supplement, and being physically active. At about the age of 50, women begin to have body changes which may cause bones to weaken. Weight bearing exercises are activities which encourage the legs and upper body to support your body weight.