Your laugh lines may offer clues to the health of your bones, according to a new study.
The results show that for women in their 40s and 50s, the worse their skin wrinkles are, the lower their bone density is.
"This information…may allow for the possibility of identifying postmenopausal women at fracture risk at a glance, without dependence on costly tests," said study researcher Dr. Lubna Pal, a reproductive endocrinologist at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.
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The results show that for women in their 40s and 50s, the worse their skin wrinkles are, the lower their bone density is.
"This information…may allow for the possibility of identifying postmenopausal women at fracture risk at a glance, without dependence on costly tests," said study researcher Dr. Lubna Pal, a reproductive endocrinologist at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.
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