BBC News reports that a study presented at a recent meeting of the International Osteoporosis Foundation meeting in Toronto showed that pre-menopausal women tripled their chances of getting osteoporosis if they were regularly exposed to passive smoking, and even men - whose osteoporosis rate is four times less - increased their risk.

They found that a pre-menopausal woman who lived with one smoker doubled her osteoporosis risk. If she lived with two more smokers, the risk tripled, BBC News reports. The women also had a 2.6 times greater risk for a non-spine fracture, compared to non-smokers, the researchers found.

If calcium intake is not sufficient, osteoporosis may result. And while it is most often associated with post-menopausal women, more and more research indicates osteoporosis can occur much earlier in life. – (HealthDayNews)

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August 2006
 

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