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Bone Bone loss seems to be a universal and inevitable consequence
of aging. The age of onset and rate of bone loss depends on gender and
type of bone. Nearly 90 percent of adult skeletal mass is formed by the
end of the teenage years. Osteoporosis has been described as a "pediatric
disease with geriatric consequences" (Duane Alexander, Director of
the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development). Prevention
must begin early.
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