Resistance training and progressive overload help stimulate new bone growth and promote healthy bone density. Experts share ...

As fitness coach Jacqueline Hooton says, ‘Maintaining strong healthy bones as we grow older is a challenge as bone density decreases after the age of 30 and rapidly after menopause. Weight-bearing ...

Contrary to decades of advice, older women should be doing harder exercises to protect their bones; young women can prevent osteoporosis by beginning in their 30s. Olympic skier, Lindsey Vonn, the ...

Getty Images Transgender individuals are at an increased risk for osteoporosis and decreased bone mineral density. A patient with osteoporosis may present with an abnormal spinal curvature or a loss ...

Health care providers often assume people with higher body weight have high bone density and are at low risk of fracture, and these patients are less likely to be screened for osteoporosis. We found ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? As women age, maintaining strong bones and healthy joints becomes increasingly ...

Research finds an overlap in the mechanism of hair color determination and bone resorption, which is associated with bone related diseases like osteoporosis. The findings revealed that proteins named ...

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that’s common in the United States, affecting almost 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men over age 50. Osteoporosis occurs when bones are weakened by hormone shifts ...