Associations of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids with bone mineral density in elderly women

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 496-503

  Jarvinen R ^a   Tuppurainen, M ^a,b   Erkkila A T ^a   Penttinen, P ^a   Karkkainen M ^a   Salovaara, K ^a   Jurvelin, J S ^a   Kroger H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

aged; bone density; fatty acids; linoleic acid; linolenic acid; women

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASES; DRUG USE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUMBAR SPINE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIET; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; LINOLEIC ACID; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84859462922     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.188     Document Type: Article

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