Osteporosis

[sistergolden]

Can anyone tell me if Osteoporosis is hereditary....

[acorn]

As far as im aware it is hereditary but also has to do with lifestyle and whether you have had breakages or certain operations such as a back op. You are more likely to get it if your parents have had it as it shows bone thinning during a lifetime - something we all get but depends on what degree. Try a search engine perhaps for more info. This is just what i remember on the poster in physio after my back op.

[randomsasha]

Osteoporosis can be hereditary, but can be put off a lot later by taking calcium/taking dairy products. My Gran has it, and my mum has to watch how much calcium she gets as she is nearing 50.

[jake-the-peg]

Funny yuo should ask this. I was asked to take part in some research to determine whether or not it is as my mother suffers from the condition.

They bone scanned all my immediate familly - in my case ( despite being built on the somewhat solid side) I was in the bottom quartile and my sister was below this.

It's not often appreciated that men are at risk from this too, there's something like 2-3 million male sufferers in the US.

I believe that there is a hereditary factor although it's far from a certainty that it'll affect you too