09/06/2026
Osteopenia affects 50% of women over the age of 60 and 1 in 3 women will develop osteoporosis in their lifetime. And if that doesn’t scare you, 26% of older people who fall and fracture their hip will die within 12 months of their first fracture. The outcomes for poor bone health in women aren’t great- but the hard work to protect your bones starts NOW and ends with us calling out diet culture that values weak,skinny and frail over strong and nourished.
Lifestyle factors for poor bone health include restrictive diets, especially those that exclude dairy or fortified alternatives, chronic under eating, especially in the earlier years when peak bone mass is still being reached and a lack of strength and impact based exercises.
For too long diet culture has lead the narrative that less is more when it comes to nutrition. That picking up weights will make you too bulky. The reality is, it’s really damn hard to gain muscle mass and size, but the stimulus from the training, combined with a nourishing, balanced diet, might just be the thing that saves you from a leading cause of morbidity and mortality later in life. Don’t let poor bone health creep up on you.
