20/10/2026
Today is World Osteoporosis Day: Step Up for Bone Health ๐ฆด
Osteoporosis often has no symptoms until a bone breaks, so looking after your bones now matters at every age. ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ข recommends 5 steps:
1โฃ Eat bone-healthy foods: calcium, vitamin D and protein
2โฃ Exercise regularly, with weight-bearing and resistance exercise
3โฃ Maintain a healthy body weight
4โฃ Don't smoke, and avoid excessive alcohol
5โฃ Know your risk factors
If you have any of these risk factors, or youโre over 50, itโs worth mentioning your bone health at your next GP visit.
๐๐
๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ.
๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ: ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ข