Why does osteoporosis affect more women than men?
A) Women typically do not get enough calcium in their diet.
B) Men do not remodel the skeleton as fast as women.
C) Pregnancy causes deossification of bones in women and will lead to osteoporosis.
D) Men exercise more than women and therefore have less osteoporosis.
E) Women have a decrease in sex hormones after menopause.
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