Bone Health Osteoporosis diagnosis: DEXA scan T score of -2.5 or diagnosed clinically - a fall from standing height resulting in fracture or evidence of spinal compression fractures Risk factors: age, female sex, previous fracture, family history of osteoporosis, medication like prednisone, smoking, excess alcohol intake, small frame... There are no symptoms of osteoporosis- can see loss of height or forward hunched posture “kyphosis” People with osteoporosis break their hip and that is what generally causes the fall- not the fall that causes the fracture Prevention: weight bearing exercise, getting adequate calcium and vitamin D Treatment: Bisphosphonates, RANKL inhibitors or parathyroid hormone analogs Health Pearl: Alton Brown’s Chocolate Chia Breakfast Pudding https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/chocolate-chia-pudding-7288417 Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: www.facebook.com/everythingdoc www.twitter.com/everythingdoc1