Bone: adiposity and bone accrual-still an established paradigm?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, Bone-Density, Child, Female, Fractures-Bone, Humans, Male, Obesity, Osteogenesis, Osteoporosis-Postmenopausal, Risk-Factors
First Page
63
Last Page
64
JAX Source
Nat Rev Endocrinol 2010 Feb; 6(2):63-4.
Abstract
The paradigm that obesity at any age is protective against skeletal failure has been ingrained in clinical practice for several decades. A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research challenges the basic framework of that tenet.
Recommended Citation
Kawai M,
Rosen CJ.
Bone: adiposity and bone accrual-still an established paradigm? Nat Rev Endocrinol 2010 Feb; 6(2):63-4.
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