Association of bone fracture with 30-year body mass index (BMI) trajectories: findings from the Framingham Heart Study

ConclusionsThis study suggested that people whose BMI slightly increased from normal weight to low-level overweight during 30  years of middle adulthood confer a significantly lower risk of fracture in later life than those whose BMI declined from overweight to normal weight. This result implies the potentially beneficial effects of avoiding weight loss to normal weight during middle adulthood for overweight persons, with reduced fracture risk in late life.
Source: Osteoporosis International - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research