Today, on World Osteoporosis Day, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) urges all adults to be alert to their risk for osteoporosis, a ‘silent’ disease which causes bones to become fragile and break easily.

People with osteoporosis can suffer broken bones as a result of a mere bump or fall from standing height. Worldwide, fractures due to osteoporosis occur in approximately one in three women and one in five men, aged 50 and over – with a fracture occurring every 3 seconds.

The danger of osteoporotic fractures to quality of life and independence at older age cannot be overstated,” warned IOF President John A. Kanis.

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