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" Teenage girls who become too thin may face an increased risk of the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis in later life, new research suggests. Scientists at the University of Bristol used modern scanning techniques to measure the body fat and bone shape and density of more than 4,000 15-year-olds. They found that, particularly in girls, higher levels of fat were associated with larger and thicker bones. Commenting on the findings, which are published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, lead researcher Professor Jon Tobias said that teenage girls who lose too much weight &amp;#039;could endanger their developing skeleton and put them at increased risk of osteoporosis&amp;#039;. The expert added: &amp;#039;To offset the detrimental effect of fat loss on your bones, it may be important to include high impact exercise as well, such as running or jumping.&amp;#039; According to the National Osteoporosis Society, half of women and one in five men over the age of 50 will fracture a bone - and most of these cases are caused by osteoporosis. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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