Osteoporosis
Data on Osteoporosis Described by Researchers at University of Toronto
Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 16th, 2012
2012 FEB 16 -- According to the authors of a study from Scarborough, Canada, "Inconsistent study findings of exercise on areal bone density highlight the need to include parameters of bone geometry and volumetric bone density measurements. Using a systematic review and meta-analysis, we found a decrease in bone loss through the maintenance of cortical and trabecular volumetric bone mineral density (BMD)."
"Studies with longer exercise durations and larger sample sizes are needed. Introduction Exercise has long been recommended to prevent age-related loss of bone mass in postmenopausal women. However, inconsistent study findings on the effect of exercise on...
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