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National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Japan

Premenopausal bone mineral density may be enhanced by fish, fruit, and vegetable intake

Published in Lab Business Week, July 16th, 2006

Premenopausal bone mineral density may be enhanced by higher fish, fruit, and vegetable intake.

"Because several nutrients are known to affect bone mineral density (BMD), the analysis of dietary patterns or combinations of foods may provide insights into the influence of diet on bone health," noted scientists from the National Institute of Health and Nutrition in Japan "We evaluated associations between dietary patterns and BMD in Japanese farmwomen."

H. Okubo and colleagues described their investigation: "The study included 291 premenopausal farmwomen (aged 40-55 y) who participated in the Japanese Multi-centered Environmental Toxicant Study (JMETS;...

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