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Your Bones Are Alive! Learn How to Keep Them Strong

You may not realize it, but your bones are living tissue. And that tissue is always breaking (1) _________ (decompor, quebrar) and re-growing.

When the growth of new bone tissue does not keep (2) ______ with (acompanhar) the loss of old bone tissue you may develop a medical condition called osteoporosis.

What is osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis (3) _________ means “porous bones.” Normal bones have many tiny holes. With osteoporosis, the bones become (4) ________ (emphasis) thin in places that even a simple stretch or a cough can result in a bone fracture.

Some fractures, (5) _______ (como) hip fractures, can (6) ______ (conduzir, levar) to death. The National Center for Biotechnology Information in the United States says “some reports show that up to 50 percent of patients (in the U.S.) with hip fracture die within six months.”

Who will get osteoporosis?

About 200 million people (7)________ (no mundo inteiro) have osteoporosis. Health experts say that number will increase greatly as the world’s population gets older. After all, everyone’s bones (8)_______(enfraquecer) with age.

The International Osteoporosis Foundation says that one in three women over the age of 50 will experience an (9)______  fracture. The organization says for men over 50, the probability is one in five.

Usually people get osteoporosis as a result of hormonal changes, or from a lack of calcium or vitamin D. White and Asian people are at higher risk for the disease. Women are more likely to get it than men. Old people, small people and those with a family history of osteoporosis are also at (10)________(mais alto) risk for the disease.

There are behaviors that can help prevent osteoporosis. Eating healthful foods, being physically active and avoiding tobacco and alcohol use are important.

Choose the word that fits the best:

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