Higher dietary acidity is associated with lower bone mineral density in postmenopausal iranian women, independent of dietary calcium intake

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 206-217

  Shariati Bafghi, Seyedeh Elaheh ^a   Nosrat Mirshekarlou, Elaheh ^b   Karamati, Mohsen ^a   Rashidkhani, Bahram ^b  

^a Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Bone mineral density; Calcium; Diet; Iran; Post menopause

Indexed keywords

ACID BASE BALANCE; ACID GENERATING FOOD; ACIDITY; ADULT; AGED; ALKALI GENERATING FOOD; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOOD; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; IRANIAN PEOPLE; LUMBAR SPINE; MAGNESIUM INTAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOSPHORUS INTAKE; POSTMENOPAUSE; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RENAL NET ACID EXCRETION; URINARY EXCRETION; VERY ELDERLY; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CALCIUM INTAKE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; IRAN; MAGNESIUM; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PHOSPHORUS, DIETARY; POSTMENOPAUSE; POTASSIUM, DIETARY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930157037     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: 16642821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000207     Document Type: Article

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