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Springer, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, S1(25), p. 35-37, 2013

DOI: 10.1007/s40520-013-0090-1

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Skeletal alterations in women affected by obesity

Journal article published in 2013 by Silvia Migliaccio ORCID, Emanuela A. Greco ORCID, Rachele Fornari, Lorenzo Maria Donini ORCID, Luigi Di Luigi, Andrea Lenzi
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Abstract

Obesity has always been considered a protective factor for the skeleton and for osteoporosis. However, new epidemiologic and clinical data have shown that high level of fat mass might be a risk factor for osteoporosis and fragility fractures. Further, increasing evidences seem to indicate that the different components of metabolic syndrome (i.e. hypertension, increased triglycerides, and reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) are also potential risk factors for the development of low bone mineral density and osteoporosis.