Different fat types can help or hinder obese girls' bone health

Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 22:28 in Health & Medicine

Obese teenage girls with a greater ratio of visceral fat (fat around internal organs) to subcutaneous fat (fat found just beneath the skin) are likely to have lower bone density than peers with a lower ratio of visceral to subcutaneous fat, according to a new study.

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