Osteoporosis and bone health

Short summary of osteoporosis:

Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease characterized by the deterioration of the microarchitecture of bone tissue, and low bone mineral density. The disease affects 30 to 50 million people in the United States, 80 % of whom are women [1].

Image credit: Unsplash by cosmin4000. Normal bone on the right and osteoporosis bone on the right.

As you can see in the figure on the right, there is a loss of tissue, and structure of the bone.

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