1. What is Osteoporosis?

2. What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is an illness that can happen in your bones when you get older. Osteoporosis happens to more women than men. If you have osteoporosis your bones become thinner and weaker. They become full of small holes, like a Crunchie! Osteoporosis can mean your bones can break more easily. You might have to take tablets for your osteoporosis.

3. How to have healthy bones! Calcium ▪ Eating the right things helps your bones stay healthy and strong. ▪ Your bones need calcium. Calcium is in foods like: Yogurt Milk Cheese Cream

4. How to have healthy bones! Vitamin D Vitamin D helps your bones get calcium. Vitamin D is in foods like: Oily Fish Eggs Fruit juice You also get Vitamin D from the sun

5. How to have healthy bones! ▪ Exercise can help keep your bones strong. ▪ Good exercise are things like Walking Running Standing

6. Smoking is bad for your bones. Drinking too much alcohol can be bad for your bones. Tell somebody if you are falling. Falling can cause broken bones. Things that are bad for your bones Quality assured by Good Information Fife Team. www.nhsfife.scot.nhs.uk/easyread