Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to thin, and is most commonly linked to a hormonal imbalance. While most think of bone as being solid, it is actually comprised of tissue just like other parts of your body heart, brain or skin, for example. Your body keeps its bones healthy by replacing old bone with new bone, called bone turnover. When someone has osteoporosis, the body removes more bone than it replaces. This means that bones get weaker and are more likely to break.
Osteoporosis is a common disease, especially in older women.
However, younger men and women can also develop osteoporosis.