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New bone research study findings have been published by scientists at University of Arizona.(Report)

Women's Health Weekly

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"It is important to identify the role of nutrition in the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis. The goal of this study was to compare the equivalency of nutrient intakes assessed by diet records and the Arizona Food Frequency Questionnaire and the associations of these nutrients with bone mineral density (BMD)," researchers in the United States report (see also Bone Research).

"This is a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data that was analyzed from six cohorts (fall 1995 to fall 1997) of postmenopausal women (n=244; 55.7 +/- 4.6 years) participating in a 12-month, block-randomized, clinical trial. One-year dietary intakes were assessed using 8 days of diet records and the Arizona Food Frequency Questionnaire. Participants' BMD was measured at the lumbar spine (L2-L4), femur trochanter, femur neck, Ward's triangle, and total body using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Linear regression analyses (P

The researchers concluded: "J Am Diet Assoc. 2009;109:899-904."

Farrell and colleagues published their study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (Comparison between Dietary Assessment Methods for Determining Associations between Nutrient Intakes and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2009;109(5):899-904).

For additional information, contact V.A. Farrell, University of Arizona, Dept. of Nutrition Science, Shantz 118, POB 210038, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.

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