Case Adams, PhD, Contributing Writer04.01.12
Osteoporosis afflicts more than 75 million people in the U.S., Europe and Japan; and 44 million Americans have osteoporosis, according to recent World Health Organization (WHO) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports.
One in two women over 60 years of age will have an osteoporosis fracture, and 10-20% with hip fractures die within six months. The 1.6 million hip fractures occurring each year in developed countries are estimated to increase to 6.3 million by 2050 as the world’s 65-and-older population grows from 524 million to 1.5 billion—and from 38 million to 85 million in the U.S.
Besides aging, generally accepted risk factors for osteoporosis include smoking, alcohol and caffeine consumption, lack of exercise and poor nutrition—all highest among developed countries.
According to Transparency Market Research, Albany, NY, the global osteoporosis drug market has grown an average of 20% per year over 2009’s $6.8 billion. Bone health supplements are also growing, but at a slower pace. According to estimates from Nutrition Business Journal (NBJ), Boulder, CO, U.S. consumer sales of bone supplement
One in two women over 60 years of age will have an osteoporosis fracture, and 10-20% with hip fractures die within six months. The 1.6 million hip fractures occurring each year in developed countries are estimated to increase to 6.3 million by 2050 as the world’s 65-and-older population grows from 524 million to 1.5 billion—and from 38 million to 85 million in the U.S.
Besides aging, generally accepted risk factors for osteoporosis include smoking, alcohol and caffeine consumption, lack of exercise and poor nutrition—all highest among developed countries.
According to Transparency Market Research, Albany, NY, the global osteoporosis drug market has grown an average of 20% per year over 2009’s $6.8 billion. Bone health supplements are also growing, but at a slower pace. According to estimates from Nutrition Business Journal (NBJ), Boulder, CO, U.S. consumer sales of bone supplement
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