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Abstract
Osteoporosis: The Silent Disease
Are you under 30? Think osteoporosis doesn’t affect you? Think again.
Although most people think that osteoporosis only affects the elderly, it is a disease that is best prevented before the age of 30. Bone is a living, growing tissue, and until the age of 30, bone formation occurs faster than bone loss. People who develop maximum bone density during these bone-building years are less likely to develop osteoporosis later in life.
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