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Get a Bone Density Test: Quick Guide to Healthy Living If you are age 65 or older, it’s time to get a test to find out your bone strength. A bone density test will tell you if you are at risk for osteoporosis. ... Details > National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Get Enough Calcium: Quick Guide to Healthy Living Your body needs calcium to build strong bones. Many people are at risk for osteoporosis, or weak bones, which develops slowly over many years. Getting enough calcium each day will help prevent osteopo... Details > National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Learn About Osteoporosis: Quick Guide to Healthy Living Anyone can get osteoporosis, but it’s most common in older women. The older you are, the greater your risk of osteoporosis. One out of every two (1 in 2) women and one in four (1 in 4) men over the ag... Details > National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services African Americans and Osteoporosis African-American women take in only about half the amount of recommended calcium. Not getting enough calcium plays a big role in the development of osteoporosis in African-American women. One reason f... Details > National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Are You At Risk For Osteoporosis?   Also available in: Chinese-Traditional   Too much bone loss causes the bone to become thin and brittle, leading to a condition known as osteoporosis. Women are more susceptible if you have a family history of osteoporosis, have had your ovar... Details > Chinese Community Health Resource Center Female Athlete Triad   Some girls who play sports or exercise are at risk for a problem called female athlete triad. Female athlete triad - also known as female athletic triad - is a combination of three conditions: disorde... Details > Nemours Foundation Osteoporosis and African American Women While African American women tend to have higher bone mineral density than white women throughout life, they are still at significant risk of developing osteoporosis. The misperception that osteoporos... Details > NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center Osteoporosis Overview Men as well as women suffer from this preventable disease, characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to frac... Details > NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center Osteoporosis Prevention    Osteoporosis is largely preventable for most people. Prevention of this disease is very important because, while there are treatments for osteoporosis, there is currently no cure. There are five steps... Details > National Osteoporosis Foundation Osteoporosis: Men   This page offers information on the risk factors that are associated with osteoporosis in men. It also answers questions as to how it's diagnosed, how it can be prevented and treated and what medicat... Details > National Osteoporosis Foundation