Associations of dietary protein intake with bone mineral density: An observational study in 70,215 UK Biobank participants

Adequate dietary protein intake is important for the maintenance of bone health; however, data in this area is ambiguous with some suggestion that high protein intake can have deleterious effects on bone health. The aim of the current study was to explore the associations of protein intake with bone mineral density (BMD).

Source: Bone - October 4, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: L. Steell, A. Sillars, P. Welsh, S. Iliodromiti, S.C. Wong, J.P. Pell, N. Sattar, J.M.R. Gill, C.A. Celis-Morales, S.R. Gray Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research