I did an interview with the CBC national news last night about the potential changes in how often women over 65 have their bone density tested. Here is a link to the national to have a look http://www.cbc.ca/thenational/watch/
The most important thing to track is your risk factors so that you can prevent or mantain your bone density. Some of the biggest risk factors are smoking, inactivity and lack of key vitamins such as Vitamin D.
My advice is to:
Toronto Rehab states that 30,000 Canadians fracture their hips every year with osteoporosis as the prime culprit. One in four women over fifty and one in eight men over fifty has osteoporosis which is often not diagnosed until after a fall. Osteoporosis Canada describes the condition as a disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue which leads to bone fragility and increased risk of fracture.
