Osteoporos Int (2015) 26:1585–1594 DOI 10.1007/s00198-015-3032-2
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Greater milk intake is associated with lower bone turnover, higher bone density, and higher bone microarchitecture index in a population of elderly Japanese men with relatively low dietary calcium intake: Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) Study Y. Sato & M. Iki & Y. Fujita & J. Tamaki & K. Kouda & A. Yura & J.-S. Moon & R. Winzenrieth & H. Iwaki & R. Ishizuka & N. Amano & K. Tomioka & N. Okamoto & N. Kurumatani
Received: 5 June 2014 / Accepted: 6 January 2015 / Published online: 28 January 2015 # International Osteoporosis Foundation and National Osteoporosis Foundation 2015
Abstract Summary The effects of milk intake on bone health are not clear in elderly Asian men with low dietary calcium intake. This study showed that greater milk intake is associated with lower bone turnover, higher bone density, and higher
Y. Sato Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life, Jin-ai University, 3-1-1 Ohdecho, Echizen, Fukui 915-8586, Japan M. Iki (*) : Y. Fujita : K. Kouda : A. Yura Department of Public Health, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, 377-2 Oono-higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-8511, Japan e-mail:
[email protected] J. Tamaki Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686, Japan J.