It found that hormone therapy, often prescribed to relieve menopausal symptoms and protect against osteoporosis, in healthy postmenopausal women increased the risk of breast cancer, heart disease and stroke.

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In one recent study researchers in Germany tested the effects of three hours a week of strength training, jumping and high-impact aerobics on 50 postmenopausal women at risk for osteoporosis.

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In osteoporosis the RANK ligand protein is all too effective in producing the breakdown effect, resulting in debilitating hip fractures in postmenopausal women and others.

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