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Osteoporosis

Findings from F.J.D. Juez and Co-Researchers Advance Knowledge in Osteoporosis

Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 1st, 2011

2011 SEP 1 -- According to the authors of recent research from Gijon, Spain, "Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD). This illness has a high-cost impact in all developed countries."

"The aim of this article is the development of a mathematical method able to predict the BMD of post-menopausal women, taking into account only certain nutritional variables. This research applies neural networks for the study of the influence of diet and lifestyle on the value of bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. A questionnaire on nutritional habits and lifestyle was drawn up. The variables obtained from this, together with the BMD of the...

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