{"id":3994,"date":"2016-04-16T20:25:41","date_gmt":"2016-04-16T20:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/food4healthybones.com\/?p=3994"},"modified":"2022-01-27T13:04:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T18:04:40","slug":"why-olive-oil-is-good-for-your-bones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/food4healthybones.com\/blog\/why-olive-oil-is-good-for-your-bones\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Olive Oil is Good for Your Bones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Guest Blogger, Margie King<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks to a pervasive advertising campaign involving milk mustaches, most of us grew up convinced that milk is essential for building strong bones. But it's time to bust that myth when it comes to your postmenopausal bone health with olive oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a new study involving olive oil maybe we should be sporting greasy green-gold mustaches instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism<\/em> [i] the two year study from Spain shows that eating a Mediterranean diet enriched with virgin olive oil is associated with increased serum osteocalcin concentrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Osteocalcin is a protein secreted by osteoblasts, the body's bone-building cells. Levels of osteocalcin in the blood are often used as a marker for bone formation. The higher levels found in this study suggest that olive oil may have a protective effect on postmenopausal bone health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Countries where dietary consumption of dairy products is greatest have been shown to have the highest rates of osteoporosis and bone fractures. That includes the U.S. and European countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, women who drink two or more glasses of milk per day have a<\/b><\/em> 50% greater risk of a hip fracture<\/b><\/em> than those who drink one glass or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMilk Breaks Bones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n