SynthesisMedicine2017
Updated association of tea consumption and bone mineral density: A meta-analysis.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Beverage consumption on bone and joint disorders: an umbrella review.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Tea consumption and bone health in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Pooled it
- Tea consumption and bone health in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Pooled it
- Tea consumption and risk of bone health: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2024Pooled it
- Role of lifestyle factors in mediating the effect of educational attainment on bone mineral density: a Mendelian randomization study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2023Pooled it
- Association of Coffee and Tea Intake with Bone Mineral Density and Hip Fracture: A Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
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- Dietary recommendations of the Moroccan Society of Rheumatology (SMR) for patients with ostéosarcopenia.Archives of osteoporosis · 2024Review
- Tea intake and total body bone mineral density of all ages: a Mendelian randomization analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Nutrition-Based Support for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: A Review of Recent Evidence.International journal of women's health · 2024Review
- Non-fermented tea consumption protects against osteoporosis among Chinese male elders using the Taiwan biobank database.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The relationship between regular tea drinking and calcification of the coronary arteries.Journal of cardiovascular and thoracic research · 2022Article
- Relationship between Regular Green Tea Intake and Osteoporosis in Korean Postmenopausal Women: A Nationwide Study.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Black and Green Tea as Well as Specialty Teas Increase Osteoblast Mineralization with Varying Effectiveness.Journal of medicinal food · 2021Article
- Does Drinking Coffee and Tea Affect Bone Metabolism in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases?Nutrients · 2021Review
- Tea consumption and bone health in Chinese adults: a population-based study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2019Article
- Long-term use of inhaled glucocorticoids in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and risk of bone fractures: a narrative review of the literature.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundCurrent studies evaluating the association of tea consumption and bone mineral density (BMD) have yielded inconsistent findings. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to assess the relationship between tea consumption and BMD.
methodsThe PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were comprehensively searched, and a meta-analysis performed of all observational studies assessing the association of tea consumption and BMD. Forest plots were used to illustrate the results graphically. The Q-test and I statistic were employed to evaluate between-study heterogeneity. Potential publication bias was assessed by the funnel plot.
resultsFour cohort, 1 case-control, and 8 cross-sectional studies including a total of 12,635 cases were included. Tea consumption was shown to prevent bone loss [odds ratio (OR): 0.66; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.47-0.94; P = 0.02], yielding higher mineral densities in several bones, including the lumbar spine [standardized mean difference (SMD): 0.19; 95% CI, 0.08-0.31; P = 0.001], hip (SMD: 0.19; 95% CI, 0.05-0.34; P = 0.01), femoral neck [mean difference (MD): 0.01; 95% CI, 0.00-0.02; P = 0.04], Ward triangle (MD: 0.02; 95% CI, 0.01-0.04; P = 0.001), and greater trochanter (MD: 0.03; 95% CI, 0.02-0.04; P < 0.00001), than the non-tea consumption group.
conclusionThis meta-analysis provided a potential trend that tea consumption might be beneficial for BMD, especially in the lumbar spine, hip, femoral neck, Ward triangle, and greater trochanter, which might help prevent bone loss.
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