A Mediterranean diet could reduce bone loss in osteoporosis

a Mediterranean diet could reduce bone loss in osteoporosis

  • Eating a Mediterranean-type diet could reduce bone loss in people with osteoporosis – according to new research.

  • New findings show that sticking to a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, nuts, unrefined cereals, olive oil, and fish can reduce hip bone loss within just 12 months.


    Jennings, Amy, Cashman, Kevin D, Gillings, Rachel, Cassidy, Aedin, Tang, Jonathan, Fraser, William, Dowling, Kirsten G, Hull, George LJ, Berendsen, Agnes AM, de Groot, Lisette CPGM, Pietruszka, Barbara, Wierzbicka, Ezbieta, Ostan, Rita, Bazzocchi, Alberto, Battista, Giuseppe, Caumon, Elodie, Meunier, Nathalie, Malpuech-Brugère, Corinne, Franceschi, Claudio, Santoro, Aurelia and Fairweather-Tait, Susan J (2018) A. Mediterranean-like dietary pattern with vitamin D3 (10ug/day) supplements reduced rate of bone loss in older Europeans with osteoporosis at baseline: results of a one year randomised controlled trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2018