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[–]SoylentCapitalist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Are you sure that isn't due to socioeconomic factors?

Bone strength? This is what the study says:

Genetic, nutritional, lifestyle and hormonal factors may contribute to these ethnic/racial differences in bone strength.

Nutritional and lifestyle factors probably are contributing a part of it. I would think more wealth would mean better nutrition which would increase bone strength though. In any case genes are playing a role, it's just not clear how much of it.

[–]Nombre27 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Sounds like it might be due to poverty, I don't know about this genetic stuff.