Researchers have found in a large study of 927,130 adults that skipping breakfast raised fracture risk by 18% and late-night dinners by 8%. Lifestyle habits, such as exercise, alcohol consumption and smoking, are known to increase people’s risk of osteoporosis, however little is known about the association between osteoporotic fracture and diet. “This study aimed to examine the association between lifestyle habits such as diet, and the risk of osteoporotic fracture,” said study author Hiroki Nakajima, M.D., Ph.D., of Nara Medical University in Nara, Japan. “We found skipping breakfast and having late dinners was associated with an increased risk of osteoporosis. Reference:Hiroki Nakajima, Dietary Habits and Osteoporotic Fracture Risk: Retrospective Cohort Study Using Large-Scale Claims Data, Journal of the Endocrine Society, https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaf127.