Effects of obesity on bone metabolism
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Obesity is traditionally viewed to be beneficial to bone health because of well-established positive effect of mechanical loading conferred by body weight on bone formation, despite being a risk factor for many other chronic health disorders. Although body mass h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.josr-online.com/content/6/1/30 |