NOTE: Please be aware that this is 2011 video, and we are aware that there have been many new developments both in treatment and management of various conditions, so please conduct further research before following advice/s presented in the video. Nevertheless, we decided to keep this video public given that this was a public lecture and as such is deemed to be of archival value (University of South Australia).

More than 2 million Australians are diagnosed with osteoporosis each year. Every 5 - 6 minutes, someone is admitted to hospital with an osteoporotic fracture, which often results in early death or at the least a loss of mobility. The direct treatment of these fractures makes up $1 billion of the national health budget.
Yet, osteoporosis remains one of the most undetected and under-treated national health priorities, accounting for only 0.6% of the conditions managed by general practitioners.
To help reverse these statistics, can public health measures be identified to help prevent osteoporosis, reduce its pain and suffering, as well as reduce the ever expanding healthcare costs?
Dietary calcium and vitamin D may be part of the solution. Recent research has identified a new pathway for action for both of these nutrients working together in bone cells to improve bone strength. This pathway provides a mechanism for increased vitamin D status and adequate dietary calcium to prevent the development of osteoporosis.

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