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Osteopenia, a condition marked by lower-than-normal bone mass, is regarded by some physicians as a precursor to osteoporosis.
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Osteopenia, a condition marked by lower-than-normal bone mass, is regarded by some physicians as a precursor to osteoporosis.
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Jatla M, Bierly P, Zemel B, Verma R. Osteopenia at time of diagnosis with celiac disease in philadelphia area children.
Research 2010
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Osteopenia can be defined as the thinning of bone mass, most common in postmenopausal women due to a lack of estrogen.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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Osteopenia: BMD 1.0 to 2.5 standard deviations below the average for young adult women
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Osteopenia: BMD 1.0 to 2.5 standard deviations below the average for young adult women
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Osteopenia: BMD 1.0 to 2.5 standard deviations below the average for young adult women
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Osteopenia: BMD 1.0 to 2.5 standard deviations below the average for young adult women
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Osteopenia is analogous to pre-diabetes or pre-hypertension, and as with these conditions, Khosla recommends that most cases of osteopenia are best treated with protective lifestyle measures, not drugs.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Osteopenia is defined as a bone density "T-score" between minus 0.1 and minus 2.5, the lower number being the cutoff for osteoporosis.
The Seattle Times 2011
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