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  • Title: Lower peak bone mass and its decline.
    Author: Sowers MF.
    Journal: Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab; 2000 Jun; 14(2):317-29. PubMed ID: 11035909.
    Abstract:
    There is evidence that two-thirds of the risk of osteoporotic fracture can be predicted from the pre-menopausal bone mineral density. The frequency of osteoporosis in older women may be modifiable by implementing invention strategies in the pre- and peri-menopausal periods. Lower peak bone mineral density and bone loss can be identified in women with altered reproductive hormone or calciotrophic hormone concentrations, or selected lifestyle practices. Alterations in reproductive hormones may occur in adolescence (from an early age of pregnancy or the amenorrhoea of anorexia nervosa or exercise), in the pre-menopause (nulliparity, oophorectomy, early ovarian failure or marginal hormonal status) or in the peri-menopause. Alterations in calciotrophic hormone concentrations include corticosteroid therapy and breast cancer treatment. Lifestyle risk factors include the misuse of alcohol and possibly smoking, physical inactivity or an imbalance in dietary intake. Effective intervention currently consists of treating underlying conditions and monitoring high-risk groups.
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