This Nighttime Mistake Can Make Your Bones Age Faster

When the bone health of two groups of postmenopausal women was compared, one group had lower bone mineral density, and was 22% to 28% more likely to have hip and spine osteoporosis.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• According to research, lack of sleep can impact your bone density and risk of osteoporosis (brittle bone), a condition that affects an estimated 10.3% of U.S. adults over the age of 50

• Women who slept five hours or less per night had, on average, 0.012 to 0.018 g/cm2 lower bone mineral density than those who slept seven hours or more — t…