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10.2478/prolas-2023-0033
Title: | Nutrition and Bone Health Among Postmenopausal Latvian Women |
Authors: | Aumeistere, Līva Siksna, Inese Neimane, Lolita Vija Kampara, Māra Ļubina, Olga Ciproviča, Inga Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare |
Keywords: | yoghurt, calcium, vitamin D, osteoporosis, postmenopausal period;3.3 Health sciences;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database |
Issue Date: | Dec-2023 |
Citation: | Aumeistere , L , Siksna , I , Neimane , L V , Kampara , M , Ļubina , O & Ciproviča , I 2023 , ' Nutrition and Bone Health Among Postmenopausal Latvian Women ' , Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences. , vol. 77 , no. 5/6 , pp. 231 - 238 . https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2023-0033 |
Abstract: | The aim of this study was to assess the impact of yoghurt consumption on bone health among postmenopausal Latvian women. In the study, 52 participants were divided into two groups — control (n = 26) and experimental group (n = 26). Both study groups were able to consume a self-selected diet, but the experimental group had to additionally consume 175 g of plain organic milk yoghurt on a daily basis for eight weeks. 72-hour food diaries were obtained prior to and after the eight-week experiment. To evaluate bone mass density, a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) was performed prior to the eight-week experiment. 25-OH-Vitamin D and calcium blood serum levels were evaluated prior to and after the eight-week experiment. DEXA revealed osteoporotic values at the lumbar spine or femoral neck region for ten participants. The 25-OH-Vitamin D blood serum level among the participants was sufficient (30.0–44.9 ng·ml−1). Calcium blood serum levels were within reference values (2.1–2.6 mmol·l−1) for all participants. No significant difference was found regarding yogurt consumption and calcium blood serum levels (p = 0.400). Although the majority of participants noted milk and milk product consumption on a daily basis, the daily calcium intake only reached the lowest recommended value for adults (800 mg). Vitamin D intake from food and dietary supplements significantly varied (0 to 302.08 µg a day). For the prevention of osteoporosis, it is necessary to promote the consumption of fermented milk products and vitamin D supplementation among postmenopausal women. |
DOI: | 10.2478/prolas-2023-0033 |
ISSN: | 1407-009X |
Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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