Friday, October 22, 2010

A high fat diet makes bones stronger.....

....in rats at least:

Influence of high-fat diet from differential dietary sources on bone mineral density, bone strength, and bone fatty acid composition in rats.


Does anyone have the full study?  It would be interesting to see the different diets

3 comments:

NotARat said...

Rats? Rats.

Andreas said...

The rats on high fat feed were heavier! That alone could explain the difference i femur BMD!
Andreas

Chris said...

Andreas - the abstract says that they adjusted for differences in bodyweight