By
[http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Barbara_C._Phillips/927] Barbara C. Phillips
Osteoporosis is a silent disease. You normally don't
know it until something like a fracture occurs. In reality, your bones have
been losing strength for years.
There are millions of people with osteoporosis, and the
vast majority of them are women. Bone is a living tissue that consistently
breaks down and rebuilds. As we enter our 40's and 50's, the rebuilding is
having a hard time keeping up with the breaking down...thus a net loss.
