Osteoporosis: An Equal Opportunity Illness
From the PharmaLive.com News Archive - Nov. 29, 2007
FAIRFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 29, 2007 - Osteoporosis is traditionally thought of as a women's disease, however, it also poses a significant threat to men. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, twelve million men are at risk of the disease, yet, despite the large number of men affected, osteoporosis remains under-diagnosed and under-reported. At present, one in five men will develop osteoporosis and one in four will suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture in his lifetime.
According to the National Institutes of Health's Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases Natural Resource Center, the most common causes of secondary osteoporosis in men include low levels of testosterone (hypogonadism), alcohol abuse, smoking, gastrointestinal disease, hypercalciuria, and immobilization.
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