ArticleOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2017
Are milk and alternatives and fruit and vegetable intakes during adolescence associated with cortical and trabecular bone structure, density, and strength in adulthood?
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- Dietary fibre intake in childhood or adolescence and subsequent health outcomes: A systematic review of prospective observational studies.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of Milk and Dairy Products on the Prevention of Osteoporosis and Osteoporotic Fractures in Europeans and Non-Hispanic Whites from North America: A Systematic Review and Updated Meta-Analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Pooled it
- Urban gardening activities and nutrition education through board games improved knowledge related to vegetables and fruits among girls and overweight children in Malaysian primary school: a pilot study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- The relationship between height and fruit/vegetable intakes in adults: A nationwide cross-sectional study.Nutrition and health · 2024Article
- Association between Dairy Product intake and Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures in Postmenopausal Japanese Women: Secondary Analysis of 15-Year Follow-Up data from the Japanese Population-Based Osteoporosis (JPOS) Cohort Study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Associations between Intake of Fruit and Vegetables and Height Attainment from Preschool to School Entry.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
We investigated the impact of food group intake during adolescence on bone structure and strength during adulthood. In females, we found a beneficial effect of adolescent milk and alternatives and fruit and vegetable intake on adult radius shaft and distal tibia bone structure, respectively. No association was observed in males.
introductionThe purpose of this study was to investigate whether adolescents with high intake of milk and alternatives (M&A) or fruit and vegetables (F&V) had better adult bone structure and strength compared to those with low intake levels.
methodsWe analyzed data from 47 males and 69 females enrolled in the Pediatric Bone Mineral Accrual Study (PBMAS 1991-2011), who had one peripheral quantitative computed tomography scan at age 29 ± 2 years. We measured radius and tibia shaft total area (ToA), cortical area (CoA), cortical content (CoC), cortical density, bone strength (SSI
resultsFemales with high M&A intake compared to low M&A intake group (mean 3.8 vs. 1.3 servings/day, respectively) had greater adult ToA (14 %, p < 0.05), CoA (15 %, p < 0.01), and CoC (16 %, p < 0.01) at radius shaft. Females with moderate F&V intake compared to low F&V intake group (mean 3.7 vs. 2.1 servings/day, respectively) had greater adult ToA (8.5 %, p < 0.05) at distal tibia.
conclusionHigher intake of M&A or F&V during adolescence had a long-term beneficial effect on bone structure in females, an association not observed in males.
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