• April 29, 2024

Although you have the belief that being overweight protect your bones , a study details that raising or losing weight frequently damages your skeleton in the same way, so you are more prone to fractures .

According to figures from Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) , musculoskeletal injuries occupy the second place of surgical care in Mexico ; They include osteoporotic fractures.

Take care of your body!

If you want to get away from these statistics, it is best to keep a Healthy weight. The research published in the British Medical Journal details that people who gain or lose weight constantly have a higher risk of suffering fracture .

Also, you are more likely to present osteoporosis or brittle bones if you are over 40 or are in postmenopause.

The researchers clarify that there was an idea that overweight people were protected against fractures; The more layers of skin and fat around the bones, the greater the protection, however, it is not.

Be it overweight or being too thin you run the risk of fracturing the hip, arm or some part of the central body.

Even, increase in weight increases in 10% the risk of suffering fractures in the upper extremities, as well as 18% in lower limbs, compared to those people who have a healthy weight.

"Physicians should be aware that even intentional weight loss is associated with higher rates of lower limb fractures," the authors note.

In addition to an unhealthy weight, there are other factors that damage your bones such as physical inactivity, a bad diet, the consumption of tobacco, so to take care of them, it is enough to change some of our habits, say researchers from Harvard .

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