Ways to help prevent osteoporosis

HARTFORD --  You can’t control a lot of your risk factors for osteoporosis – a gradual thinning and weakening of the bones.
The biggest risk factor is age.
While osteoporosis affects men as they age, women are especially susceptible because they generally have lower bone density to begin with. Researchers at Johns Hopkins said half of all women aged 50 or older will break a bone because of osteoporosis at some point.
Another risk factor is genetics – again, something you