New research suggests fat mass helps build bone mass in girls

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 05:14 in Health & Medicine

According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), fat mass is important in increasing bone size and thickness, but this effect appears to be stronger in girls than boys...

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