A total cure for osteoporosis is not known. Prevention is the key to dealing with the disease. Prevention is the Key Once osteoporosis has decreased bone density, it cannot be replaced. Further decreases can be stopped through treatment with calcium, Vitamin D, and estrogen therapy, but no new bone will be developed. Prevention is really the key to handling osteoporosis.
Prevention is a lifetime commitment to good nutritional, medical, and physical activity practices.
The informed woman is guide to health professional. Triad Publishing Company Gainsville, Florida. Consensus report on Osteoporosis Development Conference Statement Vol. Issued in furtherance of the Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914. It is the policy of the Cooperative Extension Service of Purdue University that all persons shall have equal opportunity and access to our programs and facilities.