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Savvy Senior: How to know if you're getting osteoporosis

Dear Savvy Senior,

Can a person in their early fifties have osteoporosis? When I fell and broke my wrist last winter the doctor that treated me told me I might have osteoporosis.

Surprised Susan

Dear Susan,

While osteoporosis is much more common in adults over age 60, it can strike younger people too. In fact, according to the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation half of women and up to 25 percen...