In this work we summon up the importance of reaching a satisfactory longevity, beginning with the conception that for that it is necessary to have life quality, implying that old people has the possibility of maintaining an active, independent life. Old people suffer many diseases affecting this, osteoporosis among them, because it is a fact predisposing to fractures and, therefore, the consequences they lead to in this life stage. The osteoporosis is a health problem around the world, having an epidemic magnitude, especially when people survival increases. We point at the importance of its prevention, and also at ways and forms of acting to modify styles and ways of life in the community.