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Participants were Israeli-born adolescents aged 16 to 19 years who were evaluated for military service. Data were analyzed from January 2023 to March 2025.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Exposure<\/jats:title>Weight and height were measured to calculate BMI at adolescence, and additional sociodemographic and medical data were collected. Health status at baseline and incident cancer and diabetes throughout adulthood were strictly controlled.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>Osteoporosis diagnosis until 2022, recorded in the osteoporosis registry of Maccabi Healthcare Services (the second-largest Israeli health care system). Cox proportional hazard models were applied. 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