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Fast fact #56

#56: Studies have shown that smokers have significantly reduced bone mass compared to non-smokers. This increases the likelihood of needing a hip replacement by 31 per cent in women and 40 per cent in men.

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Source: Ward and Klesges. Calc Tissue Int 2001;68:259-70.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11683532
Originally published in Big Picture: Exercise, Energy and Movement
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Education-resources/Teaching-and-education/Big-Picture/All-issues/Exercise-energy-and-movement/index.htm

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