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Osteoporosis

Anorexia nervosa-related bone loss may benefit from bone formation enhancers

According to investigators in France, "The objective of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of bone loss related to anorexia nervosa."

I. Legroux-Gerot and colleagues at the University of Lille reported, "Earlier onset and longer duration of anorexia nervosa are associated with more severe bone loss. Osteoporosis develops in 38-50% of cases. Bone mineral density measurement by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is useful for assessing bone mass, and bone marker assays provide information oil bone turnover."

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