Active Men Have Fewer Fragility Fractures
Filed under: Fracture Risk
Active men who participate in at least three hours of sports per week have fewer fragility fractures than those who are inactive, according to a new Swedish study.
This finding "is fully concordant with a similar analysis in women," noted Harri Sievänen, Ph.D., and Pekka Kannus, M.D., Ph.D., both of the UKK Institute in Tampere, Finland, in an accompanying editorial.
Active Men Lessen Later Fracture Risk
Posted by Staff on June 19, 2007 9:29 PM
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Seems like anyone who is more active is better off here is a link to an interesting study http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/649686/Healthc_?id=wom=kg-jlt