Reduction of visceral fat could be related to the improvement of TBS in diabetes mellitus

ConclusionsThe results of this study may suggest the beneficial effect of controlling visceral fat mass on bone health in type 2 diabetes patients. Besides, DXA-derived TBS could be a useful diagnostic tool for evaluating the bone changes according to metabolic changes in type 2 diabetes, which are not entirely achieved with BMD.
Source: Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research