01.05.15 - Some traditions point to bone disease. Adolescents in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community showed evidence of low bone density in a recent study. They were advised to take calcium supplements and exercise more to counter the physical effects of many hours spent indoors while studying.
Some traditions point to bone disease.
Anhalt H. Reduced spinal bone mineral density in adolescents of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. Full text for UCHC IP address at Highwire Press website. The journal Pediatrics on the web.