1. Osteoporosis is a disease that thins and weakens bones to the point where they break easily.
True
False

2. When women go through menopause, levels of the female hormone estrogen drop.
True
False

3. One out of two women over age 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture.
True
False

4. Black women are more likely than white women to get osteoporosis.
True
False

5. Losing height may be the first sign of osteoporosis.
True
False

6. Osteoporosis can not be prevented.
True
False

7. A diet rich in calcium and vitamin D can help prevent osteoporosis.
True
False

8. A lifestyle that avoids regular weight-bearing exercise is the best way to prevent osteoporosis.
True
False

9. Being out in the sun for even a short time every day gives most people enough vitamin D.
True
False

10. Women who have large body frames are at greatest risk of osteoporosis.
True
False

11. Men do not get osteoporosis.
True
False

12. Women near or past menopause should have 1,500 mg of calcium daily.
True
False

13. Hormone replacement therapy is sometimes recommended to slow the rate of bone loss.
True
False

14. Hormone replacement therapy helps protect against heart disease and stroke.
True
False

15. Hormone replacement therapy does not carry health risks.
True
False

Score =
Correct answers: