Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. Individuals in the high folate group had a significantly lower risk of osteoporosis after adjusting for all confounding factors (OR= 0.30, P= 0.001). (more…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that dietary supplementation with eggshell powder, vitamin D, and lycopene decreases bone loss in postmenopausal women. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Findings of this cross-sectional analysis of 866 premenopausal women shows that adequate vitamin D levels, physical activity, and proper nutrition positively influenced bone mineral density values. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 12-week supplementation with a multispecies probiotic resulted in a significant decrease in the serum bone resorption marker CTX versus baseline (p-value < 0.001) compared to placebo. (more…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that prune consumption is associated with preserved bone density and tibial bone strength in older women. (more…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that blueberry powder intake may increase the calcium retention of bone in postmenopausal women. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. When vitamin D intake was raised by 1 µg/1000 kcal, there was an increase of 0.226 ng/mL and 0.314 ng/mL in the serum 25(OH)D levels during the summertime and wintertime, respectively (p < 0.01, p < 0.001, respectively). (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers, when analyzing data from a German patient database, found that 3,092 osteoporotic women who took proton pump inhibitors, had a significantly higher risk of developing ulcers and gastritis than their matched 3,092 healthy controls.
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Postmenopausal women who supplemented with creatine and did resistance training for 12 months saw a significant increase in hip bone density and bone periosteum compared to those who did only resistance training. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold DC, CSCS. In a study of 265 postmenopausal women, the group which did not take a vitamin D supplement had 12 times the loss in bone mineral density compared to the group that took 1000 IU a day. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a 3 year study of 244 postmenopausal women, a form of vitamin K-2, menaquinone-7 (found in fermented curd cheese and fermented soybeans) had 51% decrease in low bone mass and the risk of fractures. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of the 20 participating menopausal women, those who took magnesium citrate for 30 days had a significant 43.7% increase in osteocalcin, an indicator of bone formation. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study of 60 menopausal women, who supplemented with dietary lycopene for 4 months, significantly decreased lipid oxidation and bone resorption by 11.5% and 15% respectively. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. The Farmington Osteoporosis Study found that women who took more than 10,401 micrograms of lycopene per day had a 10% higher bone density compared to those with the lowest lycopene intake of 3467 micrograms per day. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Only 46% of postmenopausal women get enough calcium and the NAMS recommends increasing the RDA of vitamin D to 800 IU for several groups. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Studies suggests that folic acid may also be helpful to bone health. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. In a review including ten researches with a total of 608 subjects, soy isoflavone significantly increased bone mineral density. (more…)
