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Lifestyle advice

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The following recommendations should be given to patients (especially to postmenopausal women and older men) on life style:

  • maintain a diet high in calcium - additional supplementation may be required by women who are unable to get adequate calcium through diet alone
  • adequate (but safe) exposure to sunlight as a source of vitamin D
  • maintenance of a healthy weight and BMI
  • stop smoking
  • avoidance of excess alcohol consumption
  • appropriate levels of exercise – weight bearing and muscle strengthening exercises (1,2)

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