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Please share a myth that people believe about osteoporosis.
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Osteoporosis: Myth: "Osteoporosis is a women's disease." Osteoporosis occurs 5 x more in women than men but it still can occur in men and cause complications like bone fractures.
Answered 5/23/2020
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