Dietary interventions for better management of osteoporosis: An overview

Abstract

Osteoporosis is a public health concern and a cause of bone loss, increased risk of skeletal fracture, and a heavy economic burden. It is common in postmenopausal women and the elderly and is impacted by dietary factors, lifestyle and some secondary factors. Although many drugs are available for the treatment of osteoporosis, these therapies are accompanied by subsequent side effects. Hence, dietary interventions are highly important to prevent osteoporosis. This review was aimed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the roles of dietary nutrients derived from natural foods and of common dietary patterns in the regulation of osteoporosis. Nutrients from daily diets, such as unsaturated fatty acids, proteins, minerals, peptides, phytoestrogens, and prebiotics, can regulate bone metabolism and reverse bone loss. Meanwhile, these nutrients generally existed in food groups and certain dietary patterns also play critical roles in skeletal health. Appropriate dietary interventions (nutrients and dietary patterns) could be primary and effective strategies to prevent and treat osteoporosis across the lifespan for the consumers and food enterprises.

Keywords:

• dietary nutrients
• dietary patterns
• osteoporosis
• processed foods

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Author contribution

Danjun Guo, Mengge Zhao, Wei Xu, Hui He, Bin Li and Tao Hou conducted the literature research, synthetized information. Danjun Guo and Mengge Zhao wrote the manuscript. Tao Hou revised the manuscript and was responsible for the supervision of the whole manuscript.

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Funding

This work was financially Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Program No. 31801549).