A STUDY published in Osteoporosis International found that the DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) diet reduces the risk of osteoporosis.
The cross-sectional study included 151 postmenopausal Iranian women aged 50 to 85 years. Researchers measured lumbar spine and femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD) via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Postmenopausal osteoporosis was defined using the World Health Organization criteria as a BMD T-score of –2.5 or less standard deviations.
Patients completed a 168-item food frequency questionnaire to detail their dietary intake within the past year.
The DASH score was then calculated based on energy-adjusted intakes of eight major dietary components usually emphasized (i.e., fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, low-fat dairy products, and whole grains) or minimized (i.e., sodium, sweets, and red or processed meats) in the DASH diet.
A higher DASH score was associated with higher adherence to the DASH diet.
Per the multivariable-adjusted binary logistic regression analysis, participants in the
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