Can Chia prevent bone loss?
Omega-3s Inhibit Bone Loss Posted on: 03/06/2006 LUBBOCK, Texas–Intake of omega-3 fatty polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) slows loss of bone mineral density (BMD) associated with aging, according to a clinical trial published in the British Journal of Nutrition (95, 3:462-68, 2006). Researchers from Texas Tech University, Purdue University and Winthrop-University Hospital killed seven rats at the beginning of the clinical trial to determine baseline BMD and administerered the following fat blends to remaining rats (three groups of n=7seven) for 20 weeks: 167 g safflower oil, rich in omega-6 (n-6) fatty acids, + 33 g fish oil from Atlantic menhaden (control n-6 + n-3 diet); 200 g safflower oil (n-6 diet, almost devoid of n-3 PUFAs); and 190 g fish oil + 10?g corn oil (n-3 diet, rich in n-3 PUFAs). At the end of the treatment period, all test groups had a lower BMD than at baseline. However, rats fed the n-3 diet had less bone loss (as measured by BMD) compared with animals fed th
