Thinner Bones Shorten Life

Breaking a hip increases an older person’s risk of dying. The results are from a Canadian study. Researchers followed more than 7,000 older adults. One of every four people who broke a hip died over the next five years. About one of every six who had a spine fracture died during the same time period. Most of these fractures in older people are due to osteoporosis, or thinning bones. The study was published in the August 4 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. HealthDay News wrote about it August 4.