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Review
. 2012 Sep;10(3):208-16.
doi: 10.1007/s11914-012-0106-3.

Body composition and skeletal health: too heavy? Too thin?

Alexander Faje  1 , Anne Klibanski
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Review

Body composition and skeletal health: too heavy? Too thin?

Alexander Faje et al. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

The relationship between body composition and skeletal metabolism has received growing recognition. Low body weight is an established risk factor for fracture. The effect of obesity on skeletal health is less well defined. Extensive studies in patients with anorexia nervosa and obesity have illuminated many of the underlying biologic mechanisms by which body composition modulates bone mass. This review examines the relationship between body composition and bone mass through data from recent research studies throughout the weight spectrum ranging from anorexia nervosa to obesity.

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