Bad to the bone: obesity

Does obesity increase of decrease bone mass? There are opinions on both sides of that table, and a new one states that increasing body weight decreased bone mass.

In other words, preventing yourself from becoming obese with prudent dietary controls and other methods is probably much better for your skeletal structure than anything. After all, it's your bones that keep you upright, right?

The researchers who came up with the conclusion to this study say that this particular results is important because treatments meant for obesity reduction may increase bone mass. Result? Protection against osteoporosis.