What You Need to Know About RA and Osteoporosis
February 17, 2019////Comments Off on What You Need to Know About RA and Osteoporosis
RA comes with an increased risk for other medical conditions. One of these is osteoporosis. In my new article for HealthCentral, I take a closer look at risk factors and prevention:
“Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), steroids, a sedentary lifestyle, being low on vitamin D — these all are risk factors for developing osteoporosis and may be part of the lives of people with RA. Although being a postmenopausal woman tends to be one of the more familiar risk factors, people of all ages who have RA also experience a higher risk. What is osteoporosis? What can you do to prevent it? What can you do if you have it?”
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