What happens when calcium is not made a part of a regular diet throughout a human's lifetime? Osteoporosis is a disease that involves the loss of calcium from the bones. In order to understand this, an examination of what osteoporosis is, the diagnosis, and treatment/prevention of osteoporosis must be accomplished. Osteoporosis is a condition that causes bones to thin and weaken. Osteoporosis is a condition that drains away one of the hardest and most …
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