Osteopenia: Osteopenia can occur in the face of good diet or continued menstrual periods,if there is little walking whichis needed for weight bearing on your spIne and legs. It is also present in a light body build occurring naturally in some women. Therefore exercise and take your calcium with vitamin D daily.
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Osteopenia : Can be due to several other risk factors, some are non-modifiable as race (e.g. White race), small built, previous history of fractures or family history of osteoporosis, and modifiable risk factors as inactivity, excessive alcohol intake, smoking, certain drugs as steroids, different hormonal deficiencies , etc. So try to work on the modifiable risk factors to avoid progressing to osteoporosis
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