Originally Posted by Richard Cranium

Most people wrongly associate osteoprosis with a dietary calcium deficiency. Actually, most people have more than enough calcium in their daily diet.

There are several differing health conditions, and of course, just aging, that promote osteoporosis. And there are stratagies that include calcium supplementation as a means to alleviate the bone density loss in some individuals.

It would be wise, for aging cyclists, especially women, to review their status about the their chances of suffering severe osteoporosis with a medical professional.

The information cited is this thread is easily misconstrued, and many of the comments in response to the thread topic reflect an ignorance of the subject of osteoporsis relative to aging, gender and exercise levels of each individual.