Shahab, L;
(2010)
Smoking and Bone Health.
(NHS Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training Briefings
1
).
NHS Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT): London.
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Abstract
Poor bone health has a devastating impact in the UK, both in terms of disease morbidity and mortality as well as financial costs. Smoking has long been acknowledged to be a risk factor for poor bone health as it affects the metabolism of hormones, body weight, vitamin D levels, calcium absorption, blood circulation and increases oxidative stress thus disrupting healthy bone resorption and formation, leading to osteoporosis. Consequently, smokers have a 25% increase in fracture risk and are nearly twice as likely to experience hip fractures. Smoking also delays bone healing following operations to repair fractures. However, stopping smoking has been shown to partially reverse the risk of suffering fractures, and smoking cessation is therefore advised in national guidelines for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
| Type: | Report |
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| Title: | Smoking and Bone Health |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://www.ncsct.co.uk/usr/pub/smoking_and_bone_he... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2010 National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1450781 |
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