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.
Skeletal alterations in women affected by obesity / Migliaccio, Silvia; Greco, Emanuela; Fornari, Rachele; Donini, Lorenzo Maria; Luigi Di, Luigi; Lenzi, Andrea. - In: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 1594-0667. - 25:1(2013), pp. S35-S37. [10.1007/s40520-013-0090-1]
Skeletal alterations in women affected by obesity
MIGLIACCIO, SILVIA;GRECO, EMANUELA;FORNARI, RACHELE;DONINI, Lorenzo Maria;LENZI, Andrea
2013
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
