# Things that make you shorter, as a teen?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 1, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-make-you-shorter-as-a-teen/545207 "2010-07-01T16:39:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
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> [@Ellecram](#):
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> Turns out it is osteoporosis and I need to have infusions and take calcium. Just gotta be careful not to fall.

I just started [a thread you may want to comment in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/osteoporosis-anybody/1004054) It’s for those of us with osteoporosis.

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