51.   She said that clinical decisions about hormone replacement therapy should be based on other factors, such as controlling hot flashes and preventing the brittle bone disease.

52.   The vast majority of hip fractures are among women who have osteoporosis, the brittle bone disease.

53.   This treatment substantially reduces the incidence of osteoporosis, a brittle bone disease that is a major cause of disability.

54.   Obesity also has serious consequences for patients suffering from hypertension or high blood pressure, spinal and bone diseases such as osteoarthritis and can complicate pregnancy.