FRIDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) — Exercising in young adulthood boosts bone density, new research suggests.
Researchers looked at the physical activity levels of over 800 Swedish men aged 19 to 24 and found that those who boosted their physical activity during that period also showed increased bone density in the hips, arms and lower legs and spine.
Young men whose physical activity decreased during that period had significantly more “brittle” bones, according to a University of
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