Nutrition and Aging: Osteoporosis

2. Bone resorbing cells.
4. Osteoporosis is a paediatric disease with ________ consequences
6. Bones are at their most dense in our early 20's and this is called _________ bone mass.
9. Most abundant mineral in human body
10. Common fracture site associated with osteoporosis
11. Hormonal changes at _______ are one reason women have greater risk of osteoporosis than men.

1. Act as a storage area for minerals.
2. Cells responsible for bone matrix synthesis & mineralization found near bone surface.
3. Refers to bone density that is lower than normal peak density but not low enough to be classified as osteoporosis
5. During childhood & adolescence, the ________ is slowly replaced by hard bone.
7. Osteoporosis is often called a _______ epidemic
8. bones and _______ strengthen when stressed by weight bearing exercises
11. Distal forearm fractures are an early marker of _____ skeletal fragility
12. Hormones such as _______ modulate bone formation.