How and why is bone health important for a woman?
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Apr 28, 2014
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Dr. Anessa Alappatt talks more about the importance of bone health for women.
How and why is bone health important for a woman?
Bone health is really important for women because as they get older the impact of having poor bones can dramatically affect how they function as an older woman. For example, if a woman were to sustain a hip fracture when they are older, only 30 percent of those people will go back to the way they were functioning before. Thirty percent will be in a nursing home afterward and remain there for the rest of their lives. And about 30 percent will die from it or actually complications. So, it has a tremendous impact on your life as an older woman.