Reuters Health – Older women who eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains may have a lower likelihood of suffering a bone fracture than those who pass on such healthy fare, a new study suggests.
The findings, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, do not prove that the foods themselves directly lower fracture risk. But they highlight another potential health reason for people to reach for an apple instead of potato chips.
A number of studies have found that people with higher intakes of specific nutrients, like calcium and vitamin D. may maintain greater bone mass and have a decreased risk of fractures later in life.
But people consume food, not isolated nutrients, noted Lisa Langsetmo of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, the lead researcher on the new study. And little has been known about how overall diet patterns are related to fracture risk.
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