Feb. 10, 2025 — Rapid weight loss affects muscle mass and can increase the risk of osteoporosis. But now there is good news for people taking weight loss medication who may be at risk.

“When we’re older, we tend to be more sedentary, so the weight we gain starts being more and more fat and less and less muscle,” says Atul Patel, M.D., a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician ...

"Calcium is well-known for making bones strong, but it is also crucial for muscles to work right," Brukner said. "As people become older, their bodies take in less calcium from food, which can ...

29 post, the last mystery bone in the series. “The size is 1.5-2 inches long, or about the size of a Roma tomato.” Several people guessed it was a vertebrae, with one wondering whether it ...