Solving the mystery of how cigarette smoking weakens bones
Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
Almost 20 years after scientists first identified cigarette smoking as a risk factor for osteoporosis and bone fractures, a new study is shedding light on exactly how cigarette smoke weakens bones. The report concludes that cigarette smoke makes people produce excessive amounts of two proteins that trigger a natural body process that breaks down bone.