title: The role of diet in osteoporosis prevention and management.
abstract: Diet, a modifiable osteoporosis risk factor, plays an important role in the acquisition and maintenance of bone mass. The influence of diet on bone begins in childhood; even maternal diet can influence bone mass in the offspring. A good general nutritional status and adequate dietary protein, calcium, vitamin D, fruits, and vegetables have a positive influence on bone health, while a high caloric diet and heavy alcohol consumption have been associated with lower bone mass and higher rates of fracture. The evidence for a role of other minerals and vitamins in skeletal health is not as strong, but recent evidence suggests that vitamins C and K might also have an effect on bone.
authors.affiliation: Geriatrics Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL 33101, USA. slevis@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Silvina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Levis
authors.forename: Violet S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Lagari
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D001628:Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects; D015519:Bone Density; D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D002149:Energy Intake; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D008903:Minerals; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000178:diet therapy*; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000178:diet therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014675:Vegetables; D014807:Vitamin D
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D008903:Minerals; D014807:Vitamin D