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Flax for Bone Health
Posted Dec 8, 2009
Flax seed oil may help reduce
osteoporosis risk, researchers in Egypt said.
Mer Harvi and colleagues at the National Research Center in Cairo analyzed the
blood and urine of 70 female rats -- including some with diabetes and some with
ovaries removed to simulate post-menopause as well as controls who did not have
flax seed oil added to their diet.
The researchers found the concentrations of serum insulin-like growth factor 1
and the bone-creating protein osteocalcin -- could be raised to normal levels by
adding flax seed oil to their diet.
The animal study also reported higher levels of deoxypyridinoline in the urine
of the diabetic rats. Healthy bone retains deoxypyridinoline so its presence in
the urine indicates bone is being reabsorbed. However, levels of
deoxypyridinoline in the urine fell when the rats were given flax seed oil.
"We recommend further investigations using animals and humans to confirm the
effect of using dietary flax seed oil to improve bone health and to prevent
osteoporosis," the researchers said in a statement.
The findings are published in the International Journal of Food Safety,
Nutrition and Public Health.
Date: Dec 1, 2009
URL: www.upi.com
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
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