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Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures are the main cause of morbidity in industrial countries. There are a lot of factors affecting bone health. These may be hereditary, but lifestyle, and especially a proper diet and regular exercise, are of great significance in building a healthy bone structure, since they contribute to the delay of bone loss from a very young age. During the past years researchers have shown great interest in figuring out the exact mechanism through which diet and exercise affect bones, and mostly, in discovering the factor that plays the most crucial role in bone health and can help prevent any illnesses related. The aim of the current research was the investigation of the relationship between the volume of physical activity, important nutrients of female basketball athletes and the bone density of the lumbar spine.