Nutrition and Aging: Osteoporosis

2. During childhood & adolescence, the ________ is slowly replaced by hard bone.
7. Cells responsible for bone matrix synthesis & mineralization found near bone surface.
8. Common fracture site associated with osteoporosis
9. Refers to bone density that is lower than normal peak density but not low enough to be classified as osteoporosis
11. bones and _______ strengthen when stressed by weight bearing exercises
13. Most abundant mineral in human body
14. Distal forearm fractures are an early marker of _____ skeletal fragility

1. Osteoporosis is a paediatric disease with ________ consequences
3. Act as a storage area for minerals.
4. Bone resorbing cells.
5. Hormonal changes at _______ are one reason women have greater risk of osteoporosis than men.
6. Hormones such as _______ modulate bone formation.
10. Bones are at their most dense in our early 20's and this is called _________ bone mass.
12. Osteoporosis is often called a _______ epidemic