Osteoporosis
- CDC information: Nutrition for everyone: Calcium and bone health
- Preventing osteoporosis:
Questions for the doctor
, Healthfinder.gov
- CDC fast facts on osteoporosis
- Parental history of fracture informs earlier start to osteoporosis screening
in women. U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force: Screening for osteoporosis
[PDF 580.50 KB]
- Family history and osteoporosis: A person with a parent who had
osteoporosis is at increased risk of developing bone loss
- CDC article: Family history is a significant, independent
risk factor for osteoporosis in U.S. women 35 years or older
- Did you know that since 2001, 933 genes have been studied in relation to the
risk of osteoporosis, including 38 genomewide association studies. VDR,
ESR1 and Col1A1 are the most studied genes. To find out more,
visit the HuGENavigator
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