Bone Mineral Content Continues To Increase In Obese Adolescents During Weight Loss

Obese teenagers who succeeded in losing weight in a year-long medically supervised weight control program also saw their bone mineral content increase over that period, say researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The finding was reassuring, because adolescence is a critical period for bone health in later life.

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Filed under: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness on February 7th, 2008