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From: seb@ahutb.UUCP (seb)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Osteoporosis
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Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 13:25:50 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar  7 13:25:50 1985
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Did anyone happen to see the new science show called Discover on
PBS. I saw is on channel 13 in NY. It's on at 9 PM Wednesday.
	One of the segments was on osteoporosis and exercise. 
An electrical engineer who is a horse racing fanatic wanted to 
develop a test that could indicate when a race horse would be 
most likely to break a leg. He did this with ultra-sonics. And 
from what the trainers said, the test seemed to work. 
	Some doctors started using this test on people but 
for a different reason. They wanted to see if exercise increased 
bone mass. If this is so, then osteoporosis could be prevented 
with exercise. The most startling test results came from 
pitcher Don Sutton. Here is a man who uses only one arm. Would 
his non-pitching arm show less bone mass? The doctor said that 
the reading for his arms was 3.2.  I don't remember the units 
used. Don Sutton's pitching arm had a reading of 4.2 while his 
non-pitching arm had a reading of 2.7! What a difference!
	I've heard lots of commercials lately from the dairy
council saying we should all drink milk because it has calicum
which prevents osteoporosis. It would seem that exercise has as
much to do with as calicum, and milk and cheese are not necessary
for healthy bones.

Sharon Badian