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bone health  

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  • The human bone is a remarkable organ. It provides the human body with various essential functions, such as serving as a support frame that provides structure and facilitates movement, providing protection of various soft tissues (i.e., spinal cord, brain), and serving as a reservoir for essential minerals, which are vital to maintaining normal physiologic homeostasis. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Bone Health]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/bone_health

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