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Bone is living tissue, not
a lifeless structure, that only supports your muscles and
flesh. In fact, bone, like other body tissue, changes
throughout a person's life. Bone tissue is constantly renewed
through a process called remodelling in which old bone is removed and
replaced by new bone. This remodeling is a natural, ongoing process that takes place in a
healthy body — it is Nature's way of seeing that old
bone is discarded and replaced with new bone.
Loss in bone occurs because, as we age, new bone is not
laid down at the same rate as older bone is lost; the
result may be a thinning of the bones, referred to as Osteoporosis.
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