Trial reportEuropean journal of nutrition2009
Evaluation of milk basic protein supplementation on bone density and bone metabolism in Chinese young women.
Trial report in European journal of nutrition, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Comparing the Effects of Dairy and Soybean on Bone Health in Women: A Food- and Component-Level Network Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary protein and bone health across the life-course: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis over 40 years.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2019Pooled it
- Whey Protein Supplementation and Higher Total Protein Intake Do Not Influence Bone Quantity in Overweight and Obese Adults Following a 36-Week Exercise and Diet Intervention.The Journal of nutrition · 2017Trial
- Effects of calcium-fortified ice cream on markers of bone health.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2011Trial
- The Influences of Macronutrients on Bone Mineral Density, Bone Turnover Markers, and Fracture Risk in Elderly People: A Review of Human Studies.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Effects of Lemon Beverage Containing Citric Acid with Calcium Supplementation on Bone Metabolism and Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women: Double-Blind 11-Month Intervention Study.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2021Article
- Benefits and safety of dietary protein for bone health-an expert consensus paper endorsed by the European Society for Clinical and Economical Aspects of Osteopororosis, Osteoarthritis, and Musculoskeletal Diseases and by the International Osteoporosis Foundation.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2018Review
- Whey protein precludes lipid and protein oxidation and improves body weight gain in resistance-exercised rats.European journal of nutrition · 2011Article
- The interaction between dietary protein and bone health.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2011Review
- Is protein intake associated with bone mineral density in young women?The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2010Article
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Abstract
introductionMilk is a good source of bioavailable calcium compared with other foods. Recent in vitro and in vivo studies have shown that milk whey protein, especially its basic protein fraction (milk basic protein, MBP), contains several components capable of promoting bone formation and inhibiting bone resorption. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of MBP on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone metabolism of healthy young women.
methodsEighty-four healthy young women were randomly assigned to three groups: control group, whole milk group or MBP group treated with milk containing 40 mg MBP for 8 months. The bone mineral density of total body, the lumbar vertebrae L2-L4 and the left forearm of each subject were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) at 0 and 8 months of treatment. Serum indexes of bone metabolism were measured at 0, 3, 6 and 8 months. Eighty-one subjects who completed the study in accordance with the protocol were included in the analysis.
resultsTotal BMD in all groups significantly increased compared with baseline values. However, no significant difference on the mean rate of gain of total BMD was observed among the MBP group (2.19%), the whole milk group (2.63%) and the control group (1.61%). Serum cross-linked N-teleopeptides of type-I collagen (NTx) in MBP group at 8 months and in whole milk group at 6 months were significantly decreased from baseline. There were no significant differences between whole milk group and MBP group; however, after combining the milk groups, NTx had significantly decreased from baseline. No significant increase was observed in serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP) in both whole milk group and MBP group.
conclusionNo significant effect of MBP on bone mineral density and bone metabolism was observed, but milk supplementation was effective in suppressing bone resorption.
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