Bones play many important roles in your body.

They support you, help you move, protect some of your organs from injury, and more. 🅳🅸🅳 🆈🅾🆄 🅺🅽🅾🆆❓ • Every day, your body removes old bone and adds new bone in its place • Using tobacco products can increase your chances of bone loss • When you exercise, your muscles pull against your bones, which helps keep your bones healthy and strong. #BoneLoss and weakened bones occur more often in people living with HIV. Experts are not exactly sure why. It could be due to HIV itself, HIV drugs—or the fact that people living with HIV are living longer and experiencing more of the regular effects of getting older. People living with #HIV are more likely to experience three bone conditions: osteopenia, osteoporosis, and osteonecrosis. Read more about bone health, steps you can take to help keep yourself healthy, and more about specific types of #bonedisease ⤵️ 🔗 bit.ly/BoneHealthHIV #bonehealthawareness #LivingHealthy