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Your bones are living tissue that is continually renewing. Old bone breaks down while new bone forms to take its place. During your younger years, these two processes usually keep pace with each other. As you get older, though, bone breakdown tends to outpace rebuilding—and that shift can gradually chip away at your bone strength.
In fact, according to the National Council on Aging, once you hit age 50, you start to lose bone density faster than you can build new bone, which increases your risk for developing osteopenia (low bone density) or osteoporosis (loss of bone density that increases your risk of fractures). This bone loss…
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