Bone Mineral Loss

Exercise and genistein combination prevent bone loss in male mice

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 13th, 2003

New research suggests hormones are just important for maintaining bone health in men as they are in women. Exercise and plant estrogens may help men to overcome hormone deficiency, researchers say.

"There is evidence that estrogen plays an important role in skeletal tissue in males as well as females. We have reported that phytoestrogens, such as genistein, selectively act on bone and exhibit cooperative effects on bone mass when combined with exercise in ovariectomized mice. In this study, we examined whether both interventions exhibit cooperative effects on bone loss in androgen-deficient mice similar to those in estrogen-deficient mice," researchers in Japan...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2003-02-13)

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