Osteoporosis
Negative impact of depression on bone mineral density was independent of behavioral factors
Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 27th, 2006
"Lower bone mineral density (BMD) has been documented in clinically depressed populations, and depression is the second most common chronic medical condition in general medical practice. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether depressive symptoms, vitality, and body weight changes were related to 1-year BMD changes after accounting for covariates," investigators at the University of Massachusetts report.
L.A. Milliken and colleagues described their study: "Healthy...
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