Bone: adiposity and bone accrual-still an established paradigm?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2010
Institution/Department
Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Journal Title
Nat Rev Endocrinol
MeSH Headings
Adiposity, Adolescent, Adult, Bone Density, Child, Female, Fractures, Bone, Humans, Male, Obesity, Osteogenesis, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Risk Factors
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.
ISSN
1759-5037
First Page
63
Last Page
64
Recommended Citation
Kawai, Masanobu and Rosen, Clifford J, "Bone: adiposity and bone accrual-still an established paradigm?" (2010). MaineHealth Maine Medical Center. 2154.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/mmc/2154
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