Are You at Risk for Osteoporosis?

" Welcome to our webcast on Lisa Clark. Theoretically osteoporosis can strike about anyone who has bone in your body. But certain people have a higher risk an understanding your risk is an important first step towards preventing -- Joining me to talk about -- should be most concerned. It doctor Martin died an endocrinologist at the New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell campus in New York City. Doctor -- thanks for joining us here today we're asking how common is a -- Perot is in the US."

" It's extremely common myths almost this comment has hypertension. Really there are. Estimated to be. Ten million people approximately -- osteoporosis. And another. Perhaps. Testing 120 million who are at risk for osteoporosis."

" of the cystic I've read is that. One and you women and one -- eight men over the age of sixty will have an osteoporosis. Related fracture in their lot that the Kerry high statistic. You know Susan it's frightening will tell either risk different for different segments of the population."

" Women are more risk than men who and they tend to get osteoporosis and the fractures. About ten years earlier than men and doing the -- and -- they're also. Other road risk factors that. Ten to cause people who have lost your prior fractures in very light weight body weight. -- alcohol consumption. And the use. Tobacco would probably there's a risk factor and certain ethnic groups people who are of northern European arms -- population's okay. And now oriental populations -- have a higher risk of osteoporosis."

" And for women the risk is is definitely -- windy reaching an iPod a lot of estrogen in the body that sneak."

" Yes there's -- there's an accelerated loss of a -- practice at that point and the airlines."

" How early you can doctors predict whether someone might have a risk without you for a it could even be a genetic."

" Problem and if we were doing bone density studies on children we might even be able to predict that at that time in their lives but from a practical point. We usually start looking for osteoporosis after not a -- around metropolitan women and and later -- Mac. Lets me know that they have specific risk factors -- to some of the ones I mentioned who or if they're taking certain medications which can cause. -- Iraq accelerated bone loss such as -- steroids. And -- medications and to hide those. Anti epileptic drugs and."

" People don't have head. -- on alcohol or it's choking or with the other risk factors what can they do. From there and just start maintaining healthy bone and their bodies."

" Well aside from discontinuing the."

" Bad habit."

" Everyone should be taking adequate amount of calcium. And vitamin."

" And weight bearing exercise I've only heard is the important type that gets us to do."

" Right we know by the weight bearing exercise we don't mean weights will necessarily although that isn't bad. What we mean on the legs. And impacting. Bootlegs. Of that he -- and the back. During your exercise and simple things such as walking. -- vigorously in order. Low impact aerobics. Treadmill that sort of we have in mind."

" concern particularly women concerned about developing osteoporosis when measured by what should they do first."

" They should it involve themselves in these. Good things whether bonds just mentioned that in and hatred. Find out whether they have. Then bonds and I can be done very simply by doing a bone density starting in Canada with your doctor should. They should check with a -- right."

" Doctor -- thank you so much for joining us on what can we appreciate your time like you grasping and thank you for joining us and we are."