Out of the total $1.32M R&D budget, The College of Wooster invested $407,000 in Physical Sciences (30.8% of the total fund). This is 95.4% less than an average research university's investment size in the field of Physical Sciences (average: $8.8M).
1 A diet low in calcium and vitamin D makes you more prone to bone loss. 2  Medication use. 3  Some medicines increase the risk of osteoporosis. 4  Activity level. 5  Lack of exercise or long-term bed rest can cause weak bones. 6  Smoking. 7  Cigarettes are bad for bones, and the heart, and lungs, too. 8  Drinking alcohol.
Factors that increase risk for osteoporosis that are included in the FRAX tool are: age, gender, weight, height, previous fracture, parent fractured hip, smoking status, glucocorticoid use, history of rheumatoid arthritis, secondary osteoporosis (see âSecondary causes of osteoporosis,â below), alcohol consumption.