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E.A.L. de Jonge (Ester)

2016-12-20

What to eat for healthy bones? : epidemiological studies on diet, bone health and frailty

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Voeding voor gezonde botten : epidemiologische studies over voeding, botgezondheid en kwetsbaarheid

The main aim of this thesis was to evaluate dietary intake in relation to various aspects of bone health in Dutch middle aged and elderly people. Dietary intake was assessed using Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQs). These FFQs included a large number of food items and asked if and how often our participants habitually consumed the food items.
Bone mineral density (BMD) was used as an important measure of bone health. BMD reflects the degree of mineralisation of the bones.
Additionally, more novel measures of bone health that provide information on the structure of the bones were covered. Examples are the Trabecular Bone Score (TBS, a reflection of trabecular integrity) and structural measurements of hip, such as cortical bone width.
Moreover, risk of fractures of different types was studied.

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Keywords Diet, Bone, Ageing, Nutritional Epidemiology, Frailty, Dietary patterns, Nutrients
Promotor O.H. Franco (Oscar) , A.G. Uitterlinden (André) , J.C. Kiefte-de Jong (Jessica) , F. Rivadeneira Ramirez (Fernando)
Publisher Erasmus University Rotterdam
ISBN 978-94-6050-013-8
Persistent URL hdl.handle.net/1765/94637
Note The work presented in this thesis was conducted within ErasmusAGE, department of Epidemiology, in collaboration with the department of Internal Medicine. ErasmusAGE is a center for aging research across the life course and is funded by Nestlé Nutrition (Nestec Ltd.) and Metagenics Inc. The authors had final responsibility for design and conduct of the study, collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data, and preparation, review or approval of the manuscript. This work was supported by a grant from the NWO for the graduate program of 2010 (project number: 022.002.023). The Rotterdam Study is supported by Erasmus University Medical Center and Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the Research Institute for Diseases in the Elderly; the Netherlands Genomics Initiative; the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports; the European Commission (DG XII); and the Municipality of Rotterdam. The funders played no role in the study design or in data collection and analysis. The contribution of inhabitants, general practitioners and pharmacists of the Ommoord district to the Rotterdam Study is gratefully acknowledged.
Organisation Department of Internal Medicine
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de Jonge, E. (2016, December 20). What to eat for healthy bones? : epidemiological studies on diet, bone health and frailty. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/94637
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