Do risk factors always indicate that I will develop osteoporosis?

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  1. Dr. Harris McIlwain
     
    Dr. Harris McIlwain answered:
    No. Although many factors influence osteoporosis, sometimes people have no risk factors or only one and still develop the disease. There also are people who have several risk factors but no measurable bone loss.
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    No. Although many factors influence osteoporosis, sometimes people have no risk factors or only one and still develop the disease. There also are people who have several risk factors but no measurable bone loss. More