"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
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On 2005-01-22, CK penned:

I just did a quick search on Google with the words "osteoporosis
likely
obese thin". There is plenty of info on the net on big ppl not
getting
osteoporosis as easily as thin ones, but here's one example:

http://www2.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases...teoporosis.htm

QUOTE People with a BMI of 21 or less have a higher rate of bone
loss than
those who are heavier, and obese people have lower rates of bone
loss than
those who are ideal weight. UNQUOTE

A BMI of 21 is on the low end of normal ... but imo the BMI thing is
a copout,
anyway. A bodybuilder will have a high BMI because they have a lot
of muscle,
not because they are fat. Percentage of body fat is a much more
useful
number, but is harder to measure.

LOL! I just wrote an almost identical post. I wrote it before I read
this one, honest ;-)
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