There is a large literature on the relationship between obesity and bone. What we can
conclude from this review is that the increase in body weight causes an increase in BMD …

Recent scientific evidence has shown an increased risk of fractures in patients with obesity,
especially in those with a higher visceral adipose tissue content. This contradicts the old …

Overweight and obesity according to the definition of the WHO are considered as an
abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. Studies comparing fracture …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and incidence of clinical fractures in obese,
postmenopausal women enrolled in the Global Longitudinal study of Osteoporosis in …

Obesity is associated with greater areal BMD (aBMD) and is considered protective against
hip and vertebral fracture. Despite this, there is a higher prevalence of lower leg and …

Excess body weight due to obesity has traditionally been considered to have a positive
effect on bone; however, more recent findings suggest that bone quality is compromised …

The association between obesity and fracture is controversial. We investigated the
relationship between body mass index (BMI) and fracture at different skeletal sites in women …

Accumulating evidence supports a complex relationship between adiposity and
osteoporosis in overweight/obese individuals, with local interactions and endocrine …

Background Although several cross‐sectional studies have investigated serum vitamin D
levels in relation to body mass index (BMI), findings are inconsistent. Objective This …

Obesity and osteoporosis are two common diseases with an increasing prevalence and a
high impact on morbidity and mortality. Obese women have always been considered …