(Tıp, İlaç) A measure of the amount of calcium contained in a certain volume of bone. Calcium gives bones their strength and helps keep them from breaking. Bone density measurements may be used to diagnose osteoporosis, to see how well osteoporosis treatments are working, and to figure out how likely the bones are to break. Also called bone density and bone mineral density (BMD)
The highest level of bone density you can achieve (which probably happens in your 20s) Girls our age are building to our peak now So the stronger we make our bones now, the better