Sachsen-Anhalt ist laut Erhebung Spitzenreiter beim Anteil der meisten Übergewichtigen deutschlandweit. Bemerkenswert: Die neuen Bundesländer führen die Statistik seit mindestens 20 Jahren an. Woran liegt das? Die Volksstimme fragt bei einer Magdeburger Soziologin nach.
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs due to loss of bone density makes bones more fragile and increase the risk of fracture from a slight fall or in serious cases even from sneezing or minor bumps.
Many people are unaware of this condition as it does not exhibit symptoms until there is a bone fracture has large societal impact with overwhelming medical costs and long-term care needs a low-cost, physical function test during a routine health check-up for appropriate timely treatment.
Doctors and physical therapists at Shinshu University Hospital developed a method to detect possible osteoporosis before going to the hospital then they will be encouraged to have a bone-density test at the hospital.