Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Bone mineral density"
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Effects of pre- and postnatal iron and n-3 fatty acid depletion, alone and in combination, on bone development in rats
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)A third of women and a fifth of men over the age of 50 worldwide are estimated to endure an osteoporotic fracture (Svedbom et al., 2013), and 75% of hip fractures are predicted to occur in developing countries by 2050 ... -
The female athlete triad profile of elite Kenyan runners and its future health implications
(2014)The female athlete triad (FAT or the TRIAD) is a complex syndrome arising from associations among the trio of energy availability (EA), menstrual function (MF) and bone mineral density (BMD) along their respective continuums ... -
Risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in Black South African men : a case control study
(North-West University, 2003)The main focus of bone loss and Osteoporosis (OP) research has been limited almost entirely to women, but OP has become increasingly common in older men and the impact of hip fracture on mortality may actually be greater ...