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social burden caused by osteoporo-
sis, especially on younger ages (60-
65), where they are 10 to 20 times
more frequent than the fractures of
the proximal femur. 16
Prevention
The effort for prevention of osteopo-
rosis and of the associated fractures
must be developed on all ages, on
the youngest to maximize the peak
of bone mass and throughout life to
delay the decrease of the bone mass.
The strategies are overlapping, and
they include the fight against seden-
tarism, healthy food with adequate
ingestion of calcium and vitamin
D (complemented with sun expo-
sure), smoking abstention, regulated
consumption of alcohol beverages
and, later on life, the prevention of
falls. The concomitant pathologies
must be diagnosed and adequately
treated, like the osteoporosis itself,
which requires a high grade of suspi-
cion and an adequate knowledge of
it predictors.
Conclusion
Osteoporosis, through its presenta-
tion as osteoporotic fractures, is a
rising problem, with high economic
and social costs for the health
system and for the population.
However, it is on the individual and
familiar level that the its manifesta-
tions are more felt, with a significant
increase on mortality and morbidity,
loss of autonomy and quality of life.
It is, therefore, an important prob-
lem of public health, that deserves
efforts for sensitization and educa-
tion of the population for its preva-
lence and consequences and, above
all, for the more effective way to
combat it – the prevention.
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