Reply #100: exactly right. i had my bone density scan at 50 years old....

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except for the arthritis at L3-L5 (where i've had problems since i was a teen, and was not fat), i have VERY dense bones ... and not just for a "woman my age" but for a woman of any age.

i've been some degree of fat/overweight/obese most of my adult life. no diabetes, no high blood pressure, all my blood work comes back excellent.

i lost 50 pounds over the course of about a year and a half ... and guess what! i'm still fat.