Thinness in midlife boosts later brittle bone risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who are slimmer in middle age are at greater risk of having osteoporosis later in life, a new study confirms. And while losing weight between one's 40s and 70s increased osteoporosis risk, weight gain reduced it, Dr. Haakon E. Meyer of the University of Oslo in Norway and colleagues found. "Although weight gain and high body weight might be beneficial for the skeleton, a stable,... [read full story]