Low-fat, increased fruit, vegetable, and grain dietary pattern, fractures, and bone mineral density: the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effects of dietary changes on osteoporosis, low bone density, and frequent falls are unestablished.

Objective

We assessed the effect of the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification low-fat and increased fruit, vegetable, and grain intervention on incident hip, total, and site-specific fractures and self-reported falls, and, in a subset, on bone mineral density (BMD).

Design

Postmenopausal women (n = 48,835) aged 50-79 y (18.6% of minority race-ethnicity) were randomly assigned to receive the Dietary Modification intervention (40%, n = 19,541) (daily goal: < or =20% of energy as fat, > or =5 servings of vegetables and fruit, and > or =6 servings of grains) or to a comparison group that received no dietary changes (60%; n = 29,294).

Results

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SUBMITTER: McTiernan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2682999 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature