Fructan-Enriched Diet Increases Bone Quality in Female Growing Rats at Calcium Deficiency.

ABSTRACT: This study was designed to determine the effect of feeding female rats with low-calcium diet containing one of three fructan sources (Jerusalem artichoke, yacon, Beneo Orafti Synergy1), on selected bone parameters. Growing Wistar rats were fed modified AIN-93 G diet enriched in fructan sources (8%), added alone or as a strawberry sorbet ingredient. Two of eight groups were a validation model, where the positive control group was fed with recommended calcium dose in the diet (RCD), and negative one - with low calcium diet (LCD). After 12 weeks, femoral Ca content, bone densitometry, architecture and hardness were examined. The positive effects on femoral Ca content and cortical thickness, area and content in distal part of bone was observed after feeding animals diet enriched in Jerusalem a

SUBMITTER: Topolska K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6096893 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature