New research links low body weight with weaker bones

The National Osteoporosis Society has welcomed new research from the Bristol based Children of the 90s project which suggests that teenage girls who are too thin may be putting their bones at risk.

“We have always known that low body weight is a risk factor for osteoporosis in later life, and now this research confirms the adverse effects of being too thin when we are young.  Of particular concern is that in trying to keep their body weight low, many girls may be putting themselves at serious risk of anorexia which can cause permanent damage to their bones,"  Sarah Leyland, Senior Osteoporosis Nurse at the National Osteoporosis Society commented.

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