ArticleJournal of menopausal medicine2021
Effect of Alkaline Drinking Water on Bone Density of Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis.
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- Relationship between albumin-corrected anion gap and lumbar spine bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in aging · 2025Article
- Assessment of Health and Well-Being Effects Associated With the Challenging Drinking Water Situation in the Gaza Strip: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Household Survey Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Effects of soda water on blood lipid and metabolic profiling of urine in hyperlipidemia rats using UPLC/Triple-TOF MS.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Supplementing Low-Sodium Bicarbonate-Calcic (Lete)Metabolites · 2023Article
- Determination of Fluoride and PH Concentration Among Different Brands of Packaged Alkaline Water - An Analytical Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
objectivesPostmenopausal women are predisposed to osteoporosis, and those on acidic diets are at a higher risk, because it has been demonstrated that such diets have adverse effects on bone health. In this study, the effect of alkaline drinking water on bone mineral density was evaluated in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
methodsOne hundred postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (T-score ≤ -2.5) were equally divided into an intervention group and a control group (n = 50 each). The intervention group received calcium D (daily), alkaline drinking water (1.5 L daily with pH 8.6 ± 0.3), and Osteofos tablet (70 mg weekly), whereas the control group received only calcium D and Osteofos tablet for 3 months. T-scores of the femur and spine bones were obtained using bone densitometry before and 3 months after the intervention.
resultsAfter the intervention, the mean T-scores of the femur and spine bones significantly increased in both the control and intervention groups (
conclusionOur findings demonstrate that drinking alkaline water improves spine T-scores in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Hence, alkaline water can be used to treat osteoporosis due to increased bone density in postmenopausal women. Long-term interventions are necessary to confirm the effects of alkaline water on femur density.
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