Nutrition and Aging: Osteoporosis

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  1. 4. Osteoporosis is a paediatric disease with ________ consequences
  2. 8. Distal forearm fractures are an early marker of _____ skeletal fragility
  3. 9. Osteoporosis is often called a _______ epidemic
  4. 11. Cells responsible for bone matrix synthesis & subsequent mineralization found near bone surface.
Down
  1. 1. During childhood & adolescence, the ________ is slowly replaced by hard bone.
  2. 2. Most abundant mineral in human body
  3. 3. Bone resorbing cells.
  4. 5. Common fracture site associated with osteoporosis
  5. 6. Bones are at their most dense in our early 20's and this is called _________ bone mass.
  6. 7. Hormonal changes at _______ are one reason why women are at greater risk of osteoporosis than men.
  7. 10. Refers to bone density that is lower than normal peak density but not low enough to be classified as osteoporosis
  8. 12. Hormones such as _______ modulate bone formation.
  9. 13. Act as a storage area for minerals.