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Alcohol and Bone Health

High levels of cortisol seen in people with alcoholism can decrease bone formation and increase bone breakdown. Chronic alcohol consumption also increases parathyroid hormone, which leaches calcium from the bone, she says. Also, excess alcohol kills osteoblasts, the bone-making cells, Kaur adds: www.thewellnesscorner.com/Article/BeHealthy/Alcohol-and-B...

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Uploaded on January 3, 2018