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OsteoporosisandMen
Mentionthewordosteoporosisinthemanlyworldoftestosterone, professionalbasketballandtheXFL, andyourelikelytogetawaveofthehandandadismissiveThatsawomansdisease. Notso. Morethan 2 millionAmericanmenhavebeenfoundtohavethethinningbonesandskeletalweaknessofosteoporosis, andanadditional 3 millionareatanincreasedriskofdevelopingthem.
Itstruethatosteoporosisstrikeswomenwithmuchgreaterfrequencythanmen - insomestudiesasmuchasfourtosixtimesasoften. Butthatsnoreasontobrushitoffastheirdisease. Itsamerestrokeofgenderluckthatmensbonestendtogrowlarger, strongeranddenser. Alsopayingdividendsarethosespotsthatboys (and, increasingly, girls) playaschildren - runningupanddownbasketballcourts, soccerandbaseballfields. Asithappens, physicalactivityisoneofthemoreimportantwaystoincreasebonedensityandprotectbonehealth.
Buteventhemostactivemencannotignorecertainfactsoflife. Allofusbuildupourbonesduringthefirstthreedecadesoflife, typicallyreachingpeakbonemassintheearly 30s. Aroundtheageof 35, webegingraduallytolosesomeofthisbonemass. Womenultimatelygiveupbetween 30%. Thoughmasslossinmenislower, itstillmakesusvulnerabletobackpainsandbonefractures. Infact, thisyearaloneAmericanmenwillsufferasmanyashalfamillionosteoporosis-relatedbreaks, mostlyinthespine, hipandwrist. Thesearenotonlypainful; thousandsdieeachyearfromfracture-relatedcomplications.
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