Association of high-fat diet with bone mineral density in older U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2017–2018
Na Li, Qing He, Yuan Cheng, Tao Jin · 2025
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Whether eating more fat helps or harms bones has stayed unsettled, especially for older adults. Na Li, Qing He, Yuan Cheng, and Tao Jin mine a national health survey from 2017 and 2018 in a 2025 study. They cover 1,127 Americans aged 50 and older. Bone density at four spots on the femur came from X-ray scans, and a high-fat diet meant over 35 percent of energy from fat. The team split results by sex and adjusted for other factors.
A high-fat diet lined up with lower odds of thin bone at the femoral neck in both men and women. Other sites showed no link. Moderate fat intake looked most protective, and swapping carbohydrates for fat pointed the same way.
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| CREATOR | Na Li, Qing He, Yuan Cheng, Tao Jin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |