Are dietary patterns relevant for reducing the risk of fractures and sarcopenia?

Welch, Ailsa A., Scott, Jamie, Cameron, Donnie and Yates, Max (2025) Are dietary patterns relevant for reducing the risk of fractures and sarcopenia? Current Osteoporosis Reports, 23. ISSN 1544-1873

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Abstract

Purpose of Review: This review aims to summarise recent evidence on the effects of dietary patterns on the risk of bone fractures and sarcopenia. Recent Findings: Several dietary patterns have been investigated in relation to musculoskeletal health, including Mediterranean Dietary Patterns (MDP), Dietary Inflammatory Indices, vegetarian and vegan diets. Adherence to ‘healthier’ dietary patterns appears to be protective against fractures and sarcopenia, with the strongest protective associations found between the MDP and fractures. Individuals following vegan or vegetarian eating patterns need to be aware of calcium and vitamin D requirements to maintain musculoskeletal health. Summary: Although more healthy dietary patterns may be protective for musculoskeletal health the current evidence base is limited by variation in the construction of dietary pattern scores and reported outcome measures. Future research should fully report scoring methods, intakes of dietary components across scoring groups or categories, and consider outcome measures that allow for better comparison between studies.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Data Availability Statement: No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study. J.S. was supported by the Wellcome Trust EDESIA PhD Programme (218467/Z/19/Z).
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health
Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 24 Jan 2025 01:37
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2025 13:24
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/98318
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