Study: Dieting may damage teenage girls' bones

Teenage girls dieting to reach “size zero” may be putting their bones at risk, research revealed today.

Teenage girls dieting to reach “size zero” may be putting their bones at risk, research revealed today.

Fat mass plays an important role in building bone, especially in girls, a long-term child development study found.

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