Osteoporosis is a potentially crippling disease that results in porous, brittle bones.
As the bones weaken, they fracture easily. It is a progressive disease with bone mass steadily being lost over many years, yet manifests no symptoms. It also affects 1 in 4 women and 1 in 8 men, over the age of 50. In fact, more women die of complications of Osteoporosis than of ovarian and breast cancer combined. Considering our aging population, these figures can only rise, unless this disease is detected and treated early.