It is estimated that osteoporosis affects 3.5 million people in Spain and more than 200 million people worldwide. In our country every year is responsible for at least 100,000 bone fractures.
“It is a major problem for its prevalence, morbidity and mortality caused by it and by the consumption of medical resources involved,” specifies Manuel Diaz Curiel, president of the Hispanic Foundation for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases (FHOEMO).
To combat its consequences, this organization has promoted a campaign in collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry and throughout the Spanish territory, which emphasizes the need to maintain adequate levels of vitamin D and calcium to maintain good bone health .
Aware of their magnitude
Supplementation of therapies that prevent bone resorption (total or partial loss of bone tissue) vitamin D dramatically reduces the risk of bone fractures in the elderly as a result of osteoporosis.
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