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Published in: Current Osteoporosis Reports 2/2015

01-04-2015 | Nutrition, Exercise, and Lifestyle in Osteoporosis (CM Weaver and R Daly, Section Editors)

Diet, Gut Microbiome, and Bone Health

Author: Connie M. Weaver

Published in: Current Osteoporosis Reports | Issue 2/2015

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Abstract

Interactions between the environment, the gut microbiome, and host characteristics that influence bone health are beginning to be explored. This is the first area where functional benefits from diet-induced changes in the gut microbiome have been reported for healthy people. Several prebiotics that reach the lower intestine have resulted in an altered gut microbiome that is thought to enhance fermentation of the fibers to produce short-chain fatty acids. These changes are positively correlated with increases in fractional calcium absorption in adolescents and with increases in measures of bone density and strength in animal models. New methodologies are available to explore mechanisms and to refine intervention strategies.
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Metadata
Title
Diet, Gut Microbiome, and Bone Health
Author
Connie M. Weaver
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Osteoporosis Reports / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1544-1873
Electronic ISSN: 1544-2241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-015-0257-0

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