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Text Article of the Week: Where "Wnt" The Bone! Resistance Exercise Prevents Bone Loss

Text Article of the Week: Where "Wnt" The Bone! Resistance Exercise Prevents Bone Loss

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  • 10/26/2012 12:52:00 PM
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Check out this weeks article titled "Where "Wnt" The Bone! Resistance Exercise Prevents Bone Loss" by Brandon Macias. "The estimated lifetime risks of an osteoporotic fracture are about 50% in women and 22% in men. Fractures in the elderly lead to large, often irreversible loss of quality of life and are associated with an increased risk of death. Furthermore, annual direct-care costs attributable to osteoporotic fractures are estimated to cost up to $18 billion in ...
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