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Surgeon General warns half over 50 at fracture risk by 2020
The surgeon general cautions that about 50 percent of Americans over 50 will be at risk of fractures from thin bones by 2020, urging calcium, vitamin D, and exercise. Osteoporosis affects 10 million now with 1.5 million fractures yearly. by 2020, 14 million over 50 with osteoporosis and 47 million with low bone mass are projected. Women, especially white postmenopausal, are most at risk, but men and other races are affected.
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Washington
Richard Carmona
Carmona
Surgeon General
Abby Perelman
Connecticut
Perelman