Originally Posted by
datlas
Here is a little blurb I found. Realize these are AVERAGES but cyclists who don't do weight-bearing exercises are at even higher risk for bone loss. Sad!
The Framingham Osteoporosis Study evaluated the BMD at the hip, lumbar spine and the radius in 800 elderly men and women with mean age of 74 years [13]. They showed that the average 4-year bone loss at all sites was 0.2-3.6% for men compared with 3.4-4.8% for women.
So, the two distributions JUST BARELY overlap? Geez! I think I need to get Mrs. GeneJockey to walk the little dog with the Greyhound and me!
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