The World Osteoporosis Day falls on October 20 every year. On October 9, the Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Disease Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and the Health Communication Branch of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association jointly announced that the Chinese theme of the 2024 World Osteoporosis Day is "Managing Weight and Strengthening Bones", and proposed that all sectors of society should jointly spread the concept of scientific weight management and strong bones on the occasion of the Disease Day to prevent osteoporosis and brittle fractures.
Zhang Zhenlin, Chairman of the Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Diseases Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and Director of the Osteoporosis Center at the Sixth Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, pointed out that weight is an important factor affecting human metabolism and bone health, and can affect bone health at various stages of life. People often pay attention to the impact of low body weight on bone health, but an increasing number of studies indicate that both low body weight and obesity can have adverse effects on bone health.
