Re: bone density

[Guest guest]

You want to know something really weird?

I went to a support wls group meeting where a chiropractor was the

presenter. He said when people who are severly obese lose weight,

the bones at the joints will actually " float " . Knees and elbows will

bend backwards or buckle. That's because there was so much pressure

from the weight on the joints that the ligaments and bones actually

grind away. When a great deal of weight is lost and the pressure on

the joints is relieved, the joints decompress, but the ligament which

holds it together is shot.

This happens in VERY obese people.

BTW, we former fattys did build up bone when we were heavy, but when

we lose weight, depending on how much we do weight bearing exercise,

up to 30% of the weight loss is actual bone loss. We are at higher

risk for osteo than normies. That's why it is so important to take

the Calcium with D and to at least walk or do some other weight

bearing exercise daily. It is the ONLY way to preserve bone mass and

insure the majority of your weight loss is fat.

Smiles,

Vicki A.

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>

> > I read somewhere that as obese, we build denser bone structures

to support

> our weight. Therefore, we are heavier at the same size as someone

who has

> never been obese. Does anyone have documentation to back up that

theory?

>

> ** I have not found documentation yet and I would personally

dispute it only

> because too many of us have osteoporosis and our bones are shot to

hell. I

> realize some of that is because of the calcium deficiency and rapid

weight

> loss but if our bones were so much 'denser' to begin with why or

how would

> they get so bad so quick. I think ours are barely normal to begin

with and

> then we loss what we have quickly.

> I'd love to see a study of pre op obese women in their 30's and

40's have

> dexa scans and then about 2yr. out another one - using calcium and

weight

> bearing - vs. not using.

>

> sue