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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The Effects Of Celiac Disease On Bone Mineral Density Are More Pronounced In Lumbar Spine Than Femoral Neck
Patients with celiac disease are more than 4.5 times more likely to develop osteoporosis compared to healthy people in an age and gender matched cohort with no identifiable risk factors for osteoporosis, according to a study presented at the EULAR 2011 Annual Congress. The British study of 1,030 people compares the extent of bone mineral density (BMD)* loss - a common measure of osteoporosis - in two physical locations in the body... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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