Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens your bones and can lead to serious disability. When it comes to your risk factors for contracting the disease, there are some you can control, while others are completely out of your hands.
How well do you know your osteoporosis risk factors? Take this quiz to find out if you could be at risk.
Osteoporosis is most likely to strike women:
After menopause.
Following menopause, your body produces much less of the estrogen hormone -- the body's major protection against bone loss.
Which one of the following is NOT a risk factor for osteoporosis?
A diet rich in calcium.
Eating enough calcium can cut your risk of an osteoporosis-related fracture by as much as half. Calcium is found in food sources such as milk, yogurt, cheese, fortified orange juice, green leafy vegetables, almonds and grains, and in calcium supplements.
Alcohol abuse increases your risk of developing osteoporosis.
True
False
True.
Too much alcohol seems to weaken bones. This is just one of many reasons why it is important to drink only in moderation.
Tobacco use also increases your risk for developing osteoporosis.
Your exercise routine does not affect your osteoporosis risk.
False.
Regularly performing weight-bearing exercises can reduce your risk for osteoporosis. Weight-bearing exercises are exercises that stress your bones as well as your muscles, such as running, playing sports, dancing, and more.
What percentage of people with osteoporosis are women?
50 percent
60 percent
70 percent
80 percent
80 percent.
What's more, 80 percent of women over the age of 65 have osteoporosis. Though men do get osteoporosis, it's primarily a women's health issue.
Which of the following is an osteoporosis risk factor that you can control?
All of the above.
According to the Mayo Clinic, eating disorders, a sedentary lifestyle, and the long-term use of corticosteroid medications all increase your risk of osteoporosis. The power to avoid these risk factors is in your hands.
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