Re:diff weight, same size/Bones weigh more

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In a message dated 11/16/03 9:59:34 PM Central Standard Time,

Gastric_Bypass_Family writes:

> Someone told me that if you've been overweight for a long time your

> bones weight more because they have increased their mass to support the

> extra weight.

I heard on a radio program once that if a woman was overweight for years, it

decreased the risk of osteoporosis because with the extra weight, just

walking around would act as a weight bearing exercise. -- Jody