Women Who Consume Olive Oil Preserve Their Bone Mass Better

A study from the Harokopio University of Athens (Greece) determines that adherence to a dietary pattern close to the Mediterranean diet, with high consumption of fish and olive oil and low red meat intake, has a significant impact in women skeletal health. Results suggest that this eating pattern could have bone-preserving properties throughout adult life. Diet is one of the modifiable factors for the development and maintenance of bone mass.

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Filed under: Bones on February 25th, 2009