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Health Tip: Stop Smoking, Save Your Bones
Cigarettes can harm skeletal health
Tue Jul 01, 2008, 09:00
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| | • | Tobacco: Misc | | • | Osteoporosis | | • | Bone / Joint / Tendon Problems |
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(HealthDay News) -- Smoking can affect many parts of your body, even your bones and joints.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons lists these musculoskeletal problems that can be triggered by smoking:
- Increased risk of osteoporosis.
- Decreased bone density.
- Reduced ability to absorb calcium.
- Reduced protection provided by estrogen replacement therapy.
- Increased risk of hip fracture as a person ages.
- Increased risk of developing an exercise-related injury.
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