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These questions require comprehension of various sections of the chapter to answer, but are placed together here to keep them together with the Case Study: Yun Jung is a 56-year-old postmenopausal fashion designer from Korea. She is visiting the U.S. for the first time and is having a bit of a challenge adjusting to the food available. She admits she is not very active but does try to eat healthy. She has always been thin and is currently 5’ tall and weighs 95 lbs. Her diet typically consists mostly of rice, lots of vegetables (except she doesn’t like spinach or greens), soy, a little fish, and lots of tea. She is not lactose intolerant. On a sight-seeing trip, she twisted her left ankle and fell. She was taken to the emergency room and was shocked to find that she had fractured her left fibula. The x-ray confirmed type 1 osteoporosis.
-What lifestyle factors could Yun Jung have modified to reduce her risk of developing osteoporosis?

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Use the following case study to answer questions 
These questions require comprehension of various sections of the chapter to answer, but are placed together here to keep them together with the Case Study: Yun Jung is a 56-year-old postmenopausal fashion designer from Korea. She is visiting the U.S. for the first time and is having a bit of a challenge adjusting to the food available. She admits she is not very active but does try to eat healthy. She has always been thin and is currently 5’ tall and weighs 95 lbs. Her diet typically consists mostly of rice, lots of vegetables (except she doesn’t like spinach or greens), soy, a little fish, and lots of tea. She is not lactose intolerant. On a sight-seeing trip, she twisted her left ankle and fell. She was taken to the emergency room and was shocked to find that she had fractured her left fibula. The x-ray confirmed type 1 osteoporosis.
-What lifestyle factors could Yun Jung have modified to reduce her risk of developing osteoporosis?

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Activity level and diet are both modifiable risk factors for osteoporosis. Yun Jung admits she is not very active and her diet consists mostly of rice and vegetables, with little animal protein and no dairy. Increasing weight can also be a factor, but since Yun Jung has always been thin, it may not be as significant in her case. There is no indication that medications, alcohol consumption, or smoking are factors in her osteoporosis.

Use the Following Case Study to Answer Questions