Risks You Can Change
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Do you smoke cigarettes?
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yes
no
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| Do you have 3 or more cups of coffee a day - or an equivalent amount of caffeine from other sources, such as cola-type beverage?
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yes
no
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| Do you drink alcoholic beverages?
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| Do you avoid milk and other dairy products?
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yes
no
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| Do you exercise regularly? (Regular exercise being 20-30 minutes of weight-bearing exercise 2-3 times a week i.e. walking, aerobics, bicycling.)
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yes
no
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| Are you a female who exercises a great deal, with irregular or no menstruation?
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yes
no
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| Do you have an eating disorder or consume too little nutritious food?
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yes
no
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| Do you have high amounts of fiber in your diet? More than 5 servings of fruit &/or vegetables. Plus 6 to 11 servings of whole grains bread and cereals.
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yes
no
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| Is your diet high in animal protein, such as red meats? More than 8 oz per day.
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yes
no
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| Do you add salt to foods at the table?
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yes
no
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| Are you a vegetarian, or have a diet heavily weighted toward vegetables?
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yes
no
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Risks You Cannot Change
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| Are you female?
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yes
no
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| Are you white, northern European, or Asian?
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yes
no
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| Do you have a fair complexion
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yes
no
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| Do you have a small boned frame?
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yes
no
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| Are you over 40 years of age?
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yes
no
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| Are you over 70 years of age?
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yes
no
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| Do you have a family history of osteoporosis or other bone disease?
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yes
no
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| Have you had children?
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yes
no
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| Have you breast-fed at least one child?
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| Have you had both your ovaries removed?
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yes
no
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| Did your menopause occur before age 45?
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yes
no
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Risks You Might Be Able to Change
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| Have you had arthritis or curvature of the spine?
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yes
no
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| Have you ever used steroid (cortisone) drugs?
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yes
no
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| Have you had an overactive thyroid gland with symptoms such as a fast pulse and heart rate, loss of wight, and "hyped up" body metabolism?
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yes
no
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| Have you had hyperparathyroidism, an excessive secretion of the parathyroid glands, which causes loss of calcium from the bones, formation of cysts in the bones, and kidney stones?
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yes
no
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| Have you had biliary cirrhosis (an inflammatory disease of the bile system connecting the liver and the intestines)?
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yes
no
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| Do you have chronic kidney disease?
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yes
no
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| Have you ever used anticonvulsants (medications designed to prevent convulsions or fits)?
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yes
no
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| Have you had stomach or small-bowel disease?
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yes
no
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| Do you take stomach acid blockers such as Zantac, Prilosec, Tagamet, etc?
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yes
no
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| Are you allergic to milk or other dairy products?
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yes
no
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