The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Osteoporosis-A Potentially Crippling Disease of Thin and Fragile Bones


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1 Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women-Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India
     

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Osteoporosis is a systemic disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture.
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Saroja Prabhakaran
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women-Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India

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Osteoporosis is a systemic disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture.