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To evaluate how obesity and T2D affect skeletal health, we studied mice with disruption of a gene that regulates energy intake and expenditure, Ksr2, which results in reduced metabolic rate and severe insulin resistance in both mice and a subpopulation of humans. Relative to 28-wk-old littermate sibling controls, Ksr2 mutants weighed more than double the body and fat weight. Moreover, leptin and insulin were elevated by 20- and 10-fold in Ksr2 mutant serum, consistent with prior reports of a T2D state. Micro-computed tomography analysis revealed increased trabecular bone volume (BV) per total volume (TV) in the mutant\u2019s distal femur, proximal tibia, and vertebrae. While the bone size (cortical (Ct) cross-sectional bone area) was increased by 7%-11% at the mid-diaphysis of femurs and tibiae, Ct BV adjusted for TV was unaffected. Three-point bending tests revealed increased ultimate force to failure and ultimate bending stress at the mid-diaphysis of femurs by 13% and 8%, respectively in Ksr2 mutants. However, bone toughness, a measure of bone quality that assesses how well Ct bone resists fracture, was reduced by 25%. To determine the cause of reduced bone quality in Ksr2 mutants, we evaluated femurs for bone hydration by nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry and found reduced pore water (20%) in Ksr2 mutant femurs relative to controls. Moreover, analysis of hydrolysates from femurs for advanced glycation end products revealed a 14% increase in Ksr2 mutants. 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