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Ms Fielding, now 41, said she was challenging "outdated stereotypes" about the condition, particularly that it only affects older people or people who smoke.

Speaking at the unveiling, Fielding refused to rule out taking her story further, saying you should "never say never".

After getting a master’s degree in education there, he went on to earn a doctorate at Fielding Graduate University and had a teaching career including posts at Fielding and Lincoln University, near Oxford, Pa.

Ms Fielding said she was "touched and delighted" for Bridget to be honoured as a "British icon".

Still, Roger Fielding, a senior scientist at Tufts University, says evidence on bone density isn’t conclusive.