Hip fracture is an important and debilitating condition in older people, particularly in women.
The epidemiological data varies between countries, but it is globally estimated that hip …

The average life expectancy of the world population has increased remarkably in the past
150 years and it is still increasing. A long life is a dream of humans since the beginning of …

Osteoporotic or fragility fractures affect one in two women and one in five men who are older
than 50. These events are associated with substantial morbidity, increased mortality, and an …

A number of factors contribute to the complex process of aging, which finally define whether
someone will or not develop age-associated chronic diseases in late life. These …

Diet is a modifiable factor in bone and muscle health. The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is
rich in nutrients and contains key bioactive components with probable protective effects on …

The purpose of this review is to provide an update on osteoporosis epidemiology. The focus
is on fractures because fractures are the most important clinical consequence of …

ABSTRACT Background: The Mediterranean diet has positively influenced various medical
conditions, but only a paucity of studies has considered the relation between the …

Introduction. Fractures are quite common, especially among the elderly. However, they can
increase in prevalence in younger ages too if the bone health is not good. This may happen …

Background Concerns regarding the adequacy of vegetarian diets with respect to fracture
risk continue. Objectives We aimed to explore the influence of 5 previously defined dietary …

Purpose We aimed to systematically review available data on the association between
adherence to MD and BMD as well as risk of fractures and to summarize this information …