Adolescent undernutrition and early adulthood bone mass in an urbanizing rural community in India

Conclusions Current lean mass was a more important determinant of bone mass than thinness during adolescence in this population. Weight gain during late adolescence and young adulthood coupled with improvement in lean mass may help to mitigate any adverse effects that pre-adulthood undernutrition may have on bone mass accrual.
Source: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research