Passive smoking, increases the risk of osteoporosis

Research by US and Chinese scientists has found that passive smoking increases the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women by up to three times.

Accordingly, scientists at Harvard Medical School studied over 14,000 men and women before and after menopause in China, who measured the density of mineral pelvic bones, noted cracks. Non-spine fracture and smoking history.

As a result, the study found that women living with a smoker were twice as likely to develop osteoporosis than those who did not live with smokers. In people who live with 2 or more 'smokers', this risk increases up to 3 times.

In a separate study, researchers at the University of Gothenburg also studied 1,000 men aged 18-20. They found bone density in the spine, pelvis and bones of the whole body in smokers is lower than non-smokers.

Osteoporosis is a common disease, affecting one-third of women and 1 in 12 men. In the UK alone, it is the culprit of 200,000 fractures a year and 40 people die every day.

This result is similar to a report at the meeting of the International Osteoporosis Organization.

WALL VY