Fat May Help Build Bone Mass in Girls
Filed under Wellness by Conner Flynn on January 8th, 2010
Related: Bone Mass, Fat, Girls, health, study
Related: Bone Mass, Fat, Girls, health, study
Looks like fat mass plays an important role in building bone mass in teenage girls and having too little may increase their risk of osteoporosis later in life, according to new research.
Researchers measured cortical bone mass (the hard outer layer of bone) in 4,005 girls and boys, mean age 15.5 years. The results showed that fat mass had a positive influence on bone mass, especially in girls, where the effect was about 70 percent higher than boys.
We pretty much knew that anyway. It’s a shame that the media brainwashes women into thinking that they need to be anorexic. It hurts their health in so many ways. Truth is we need some fat.
Last Updated on January 8th, 2010
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