The role of diet in osteoporosis prevention and management

Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2012 Dec;10(4):296-302. doi: 10.1007/s11914-012-0119-y.

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alcoholism / complications
  • Beverages / adverse effects
  • Bone Density
  • Calcium, Dietary
  • Dietary Proteins
  • Energy Intake
  • Fruit
  • Humans
  • Minerals
  • Osteoporosis / diet therapy*
  • Osteoporotic Fractures / diet therapy*
  • Risk Factors
  • Vegetables
  • Vitamin D

Substances

  • Calcium, Dietary
  • Dietary Proteins
  • Minerals
  • Vitamin D