A healthy lifestyle may contribute to the prevention of osteoporosis. Especially for older people...
Bone health
Consuming fermented milk products such as yogurt is linked with healthy growth of bones when we’re young, reduced bone loss when we’re older, and a lower risk of broken bones in our old age. These benefits seen at all stages of life are achieved through several mechanisms. Not only do yogurts deliver nutrients vital for strong healthy bones, but they also contain prebiotics and probiotics, which may benefit the bones by modifying the microbiota that inhabit our gut.
Fortified yogurt benefits bone health in elderly
New research in England evaluated whether yogurt, fortified with Ca and Vitamin D, reduces the risk...
Consumption of dairy products reduces risk of fracture in older...
This study shows that older adults with a higher intake of milk and dairy products have a reduced...
Milk products, fractures and risk of mortality: a different...
A Swedish study reports that, in women particularly, fermented milk products -yogurt and other...
Love Your Bones and become a member of IOF
Be a Love Your Bones champion and help the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) reach its...
Dietary protein and vitamin D in menopause: a consensus...
In light of existing recommendations and the knowledge base on the impact of protein and vitamin D...
Osteoporosis: bone health in childhood is a critical window...
In a new clinical report, “Optimizing Bone Health in Children and Adolescents,” in the October...
Hip fractures: milk and yogurt can reduce the risk
A new study suggests that greater intakes of milk and milk + yogurt may lower the risk of hip...
Interview Prof René Rizzoli – Dairy protein and...
René Rizzoli, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Head of the Service of Bone Diseases at the...
Dairy products, yogurts, and bone health in later life
At all ages, calcium and protein play a key role in bone health, with particular emphasis on bone...