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Preventing osteoporosis
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more than 53 million Americans are at an increased risk for bone fractures according to the National Institute of Health the good news experts say there are many ways you can lower your risk of developing osteoporosis in tonight's health beat KELOLAND Sophie Hyneman is finding out what you can do when warm weather appears in KELOLAND alta Gorder says she used to be found in the garden now she's doing less planting and more lifting all kinds of machines I work with all kinds of the machines and work with balance Gorder is living with osteoporosis and says the disease has pushed her to get more exercise and change up or diet dr. Alison moco says the bone disease can be fatal and right now we're experiencing an epidemic it's causing decreased bone density bone mass and makes ponds weak fragile to the point that patients may develop fragility fracture without any significant trauma so low impact Zamalka says the earlier people begin making lifestyle changes such as consuming more vitamin D and calcium as well as weight-bearing exercises the better there's a lot of can be done in changing lifestyle which is free of side effects and free of any cost doctors say women age 65 and up should begin receiving DEXA scans and women with risk factors should begin even sooner without knowing you have osteoporosis falling could result in a bone fracture which the moco says can lead to more issues down the road and with that in mind Gorder says keep moving but do it safely we use a cane if you have to whatever you need to be very careful think about what's on the floor and did I put that down right I don't want to get my feet tangled simogo adds that it's important to start doing preventative task now before the problem arises with health beat I'm Sophie Hyneman
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