Although approximately 80% of osteoporosis sufferers are women, as the longevity of the male population increases, the disease will assume increasing importance in men.
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Women's health is one of WHO's highest priorities.
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Cancers of all types among women are increasing.
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Health is the core of human development.
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Investing in health will produce enormous benefits.
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You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health and nutrition.
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Since the reduction of risk factors is the scientific basis for primary prevention, the World Health Organization promotes the development of an integrated strategy for prevention of several diseases, rather than focusing on individual ones.
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Such lifestyle factors such as cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, little physical activity and low dietary calcium intake are risk factors for osteoporosis as well as for many other non-communicable diseases.
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