Lifestyle advice for fracture prevention.
One in three women and one in 12 men aged over 50 years have osteoporosis, a condition which results in over 200,000 fractures each year in the UK. Here, we review lifestyle interventions for adults that are designed to help prevent fractures due to osteoporosis.
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000378:metabolism
D014807:Vitamin D; D002118:Calcium