Diet and Nutrition Prevention of Chronic Diseases

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10. Osteoporosis

• 10.1 Is osteoporosis a growing problem?
• 10.2 How can diet and physical activity and other factors affect osteoporosis?
• 10.3 How could osteoporosis be prevented?

The Level 3 "Source" text of this Digest is:

WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)

It can be viewed at:

www.who.int/nutrition/topics/dietnutrition_and_chronicdiseases/en/

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10.1 Is osteoporosis a growing problem?

For more information on this question, see:

Section 5 Population nutrient intake goals for preventing diet-related chronic diseases, 5.7 Recommendations for preventing osteoporosis, 5.7.1 Background – 5.7.2 Trends   of the
WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)

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10.2 How can diet and physical activity and other factors affect osteoporosis?

For more information on this question, see:

Section 5 Population nutrient intake goals for preventing diet-related chronic diseases, 5.7 Recommendations for preventing osteoporosis, 5.7.3 Diet, physical activity and osteoporosis  of the
WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)

 

10.3 How could osteoporosis be prevented?

For more information on this question, see:

Section 5 Population nutrient intake goals for preventing diet-related chronic diseases, 5.7 Recommendations for preventing osteoporosis, 5.7.5 Disease-specific recommendations 
of the
WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)