 I am Dr. Marli Nath, senior orthopedic surgeon working in Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. Today is a wired osteoporosis day. Osteoporosis is a serious bone disease. In osteoporosis, there is a qualitative reduction of the bone density and bone becomes weak. 1 in 2 men, 1 in 4 men, above the age of 50 years will have a fracture due to osteoporosis. Above the age of 45 years, more days are spent by the female in the hospital because of the osteoporosis related problems than due to cardiac conditions or in cancer or in myocardial infarction such as a serious conditional osteoporosis. If somebody sustains osteoporotic fracture in the over age of 60 years, 30% of the patients will lose their life in the first year of fracture and under 40% patients will become dependent on others. It is a serious condition. You can't build a bone in a over age or in a middle age. You have to build the bone in anger age. You have to allow your kids to play outside. You have to teach them good habits. You have to give them good diet. In middle age and over age, you can maintain just the density of your bone and you can prevent fractures. You can consult your doctor and discuss about osteoporosis and its prevention and management and it is a serious condition. Prevention is very very important. For more information, you can visit our hospital and consult orthopedic doctors.