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Osteoporosis, a disease which leads to weakened bones more prone to breakage, afflicts many people. While all of us benefit from overall health practices which diminish the likelihood of developing osteoporosis, such as good physical conditioning and adequate dietary intake of calcium and vitamin D, some people are at an increased risk. While many of these risk factors cannot be directly affected, those who fall into the following categories must be especially conscientious of diet and exercise, so as not to increase their risk still further.

Osteoporosis is most common in those who are over the age of 75. Gender, also, can be an influence: Women are more likely than men to experience dangerous osteoporosis related fractures. This is due, in part, to the fact that females live longer than males, statistically speaking. But women also tend to have lower bone density than men, throughout their lives.

Ethnicity and genetics play a role, too. Caucasian people, and those with Southeast Asian ancestry, are more likely to struggle with this condition as they age. The specifics of the genetics that impact osteoporosis aren’t completely understood, but studies do show that it runs in families, and having family members with osteoporosis increases an individual’s risk.