<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I just recieved this in the trivia section of a recipe newsletter: >DEPRESSION may increase a woman's risk for broken bones, >suggests a National Institute of Mental Health study. >Researchers found the hip bone density of women with a >history of depression to be 10 to 15 percent lower than >normal for their age--so low that their risk of hip fracture >increased by 40 percent over 10 years. Excess cortisol >secretion, a common feature of some forms of depression, >is known to cause bone loss and could account for some of >the observed deficits, the researchers say. >SOURCE: (New England Journal of Medicine, Oct. 17) I wonder if they ever checked to see if the bone loss and depression were related to Celiac Disease? I was depressed for several years 'til I found out what was wrong with me. Just a thought... Lynda \*/\*/\*/ Lynda \*/ [log in to unmask] \*/ So. Calif.\*/\*/ _@v ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @-@--, Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, < there are still untapped possibilities within us and new ~ beauty waiting to be born. - Dale E. Turner