Background The association between obesity and fracture risk may be skeletal site-and sex-
specific but results among studies are inconsistent. Whilst several studies reported higher …

The interaction between obesity and bone metabolism is complex. The effects of fat on the
skeleton are mediated by both mechanical and biochemical factors. Though obesity is …

Context: The conventional view that obesity is beneficial for bone strength has recently been
challenged by studies that link obesity, particularly visceral obesity, to low bone mass and …

Osteoporosis and obesity are both major public health concerns. It has long been
considered that these are distinct disorders rarely found in the same individual; however …

Despite being a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus, obesity has
been thought to protect against osteoporosis. However, recent studies have demonstrated a …

Peripheral quantitative computed tomography provides an automatical scan analysis of
trabecular and cortical bone compartments, calculating not only their bone mineral density …

There is growing interest in the role of bone in knee osteoarthritis. Bone is a dynamic organ,
tightly regulated by a multitude of homeostatic controls, including genetic and environmental …

OBJECTIVE: To compare bone mass between overweight adolescents with and without
cardiometabolic risk factors (CMR). Associations of bone mass with CMR and adiposity were …

Childhood studies of the fat‐bone relationship are conflicting, possibly reflecting the
influence of metabolic abnormalities in some but not all obese children. Bone mass was …

Periodontitis is a common chronic inflammatory disease characterized by destruction of the
supporting structures of the teeth. Severe periodontitis is highly prevalent—affecting 10 …