Study: Underweight Female Runners More Likely To Get Stress Fractures (IMAGE)

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Study: Underweight Female Runners More Likely To Get Stress Fractures

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Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that female runners with a body mass index (BMI) below 19 were at higher risk for stress fractures than those with normal or even high BMIs.

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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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