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An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.
Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.