Grandad's hip fracture a risk factor for Osteoporosis

Monday, March 11, 2013 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

Has your paternal or maternal grandfather broken their hip on any occasion? In that case there is a greater risk that your own bones are more fragile as an adult. This has been demonstrated in a study of over 1,000 young adults, which identified those factors increasing the risk of bone fragility in men.

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